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1316699

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions (a) he and (b) officials in his Department have had with relevant stakeholders on a refresh to the tonnage tax regime.
	tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
	tabling member printed	Simon Fell
	uin	4704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government is engaged in regular discussions with stakeholders at both Ministerial and official level. As with all taxes, the Government keeps the tonnage tax regime under review and regularly engages with relevant stakeholders. Any changes to the tax system are considered and announced by the Chancellor.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 26/05/2021 15:11:20 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1309559

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reform of Tonnage Tax.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	181439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>As part of the standard role of government, the Department for Transport regularly meets with colleagues in HMT to discuss a range of maritime measures including the Tonnage Tax regime</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 22/04/2021 12:43:01 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1133630

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the future of the tonnage tax scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	267287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the honourable gentleman to my previous answer (254181). I have met with the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on more than one occasion recently, with Tonnage Tax being a core agenda item. Officials have also had regular and productive discussions with their counterparts in HMRC and HMT about the current and future Tonnage Tax regime.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/06/2019 10:30:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1126535

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the future of the tonnage tax regime.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	254181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>I have met with the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury on more than one occasion recently, with Tonnage Tax being one of several subjects that were discussed. Officials have also had regular and productive discussions with their counterparts in HMRC and HMT about the current and future Tonnage Tax regime.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/05/2019 14:30:00 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1029425

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of tonnage on the UK Ship Register was from the (a) coastal freight, (b) container, (c) bulk carrier, (d) cruise and (e) offshore supply sectors in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	204483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>The proportion of tonnage on the UK Ship Register, for ships over 100 gross tonnage, at the end of March in each year since 2010 is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>(a) Coastal Freight</p></td><td><p>(b) Container</p></td><td><p>(c) Bulk Carrier</p></td><td><p>(d) Cruise</p></td><td><p>(e) Offshore Supply</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>31%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The UK Ship Register does not record any specific data on (a) coastal freight as this is not a specific ship type for registration purposes. The data shown above, in (a), includes the following ship types: Cargo; Passenger; Roll On-Roll Off; Tanker; and Other. Only whole percentages are shown.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/01/2019 17:20:54 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1016439

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the gross value added to the economy was from the tonnage tax scheme in each year since 2003-04.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	196870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/12/2018 11:16:35 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

862216

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the change in tax liabilities for shipping companies in the tonnage tax scheme in each financial year from 2015-16 to 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	132635
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on the cost of Tonnage Tax is published in the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) National Statistics table ‘Estimated Cost of Principal Tax Reliefs’, available on GOV.UK, including estimates for 2016-17 and 2017-18. Data are not available for 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>The full publication can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/675345/Dec_17_Main_Reliefs_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/675345/Dec_17_Main_Reliefs_Final.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/03/2018 14:05:07 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

798026

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2017 to Question 113639, on shipping: ownership, how many of the vessels on each of the three routes in the table are in company groups which qualify for the Tonnage Tax scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	116933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2017 answer text <p>It is not possible to identify which companies qualify for the Tonnage Tax scheme from the information held by the department.</p><p> </p><p>For example, information on whether a company operates ships which are strategically and commercially managed in the UK, which is a requirement to be a qualifying company for the Tonnage Tax scheme, is not held for companies not currently part of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/12/2017 10:35:41 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

686942

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses had their profits charged to tonnage tax in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	63596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>In 2013-14, 85 groups had their profits charged to Tonnage Tax. Data is presented at a group level as companies elect into the Tonnage Tax scheme as a group of companies. 2014-15 data is currently unavailable and will only be made available from Autumn 2017.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/02/2017 15:22:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

685409

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses elected to use tonnage tax in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	63147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>PQ 63121:</p><p> </p><p>Corporation Tax</p><p> </p><p>The number of incorporated businesses claiming Capital Allowances for Corporation Tax are as follows (rounded to the nearest 10,000):</p><p> </p><p>2013-14: 940,000</p><p>2014-15: 960,000</p><p> </p><p>Income Tax</p><p> </p><p>The number of individuals/unincorporated businesses within the income tax self-assessment system claiming Capital Allowances are as follows (rounded to the nearest 10,000):</p><p> </p><p>2013-14: 1,490,000</p><p>2014-15: 1,420,000</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PQ 63125:</p><p> </p><p>Corporation Tax</p><p> </p><p>The number of incorporated businesses claiming the Annual Investment Allowance for Corporation Tax are as follows (rounded to the nearest 10,000):</p><p> </p><p>2013-14: 610,000</p><p>2014-15: 650,000</p><p> </p><p>Income Tax</p><p> </p><p>The number of individuals/unincorporated businesses within the income tax self-assessment system claiming the Annual Investment Allowance are as follows (rounded to the nearest 10,000):</p><p> </p><p>2013-14: 615,000</p><p>2014-15: 605,000</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PQ 63129: Information is not held detailing how many people and businesses benefit from rollover relief for balancing charges on ships.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>PQ 63133:</p><p> </p><p>Corporation Tax</p><p> </p><p>The number of incorporated businesses claiming the Business Premises Renovation Allowance for Corporation Tax are as follows (rounded to the nearest 50):</p><p> </p><p>2013-14: 250</p><p>2014-15: 350</p><p> </p><p>Income Tax</p><p> </p><p>The number of individuals/unincorporated businesses within the income tax self-assessment system claiming the Business Premises Renovation Allowance are as follows (rounded to the nearest 50):</p><p> </p><p>2013-14: 1,150</p><p>2014-15: 1,000</p><p> </p><p>PQ 63147: In 2013-14 85 groups elected to use Tonnage Tax. Data is presented at a group level as companies elect into the Tonnage Tax scheme as a group of companies. 2014-15 data is currently unavailable and will only be made available from Autumn 2017.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 63121 63125 63129 63133 question first answered 09/02/2017 16:03:21 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey