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746868

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Landlords
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people declaring an income from letting out property pay the (a) additional, (b) higher and (c) standard rates of income tax.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The government is unable to produce an estimate for the total tax collected from declared income from residential rental properties. This is because income tax receipts cannot be allocated to individual income sources. Individuals may have multiple income sources but pay tax on their total income subject to income tax, after deducting their tax allowances. These allowances and tax rates are not applied to income streams individually but to total taxable income.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a breakdown of the number of individual unincorporated landlords by their tax brackets on the basis of the 2014-15 self-assessment returns. Figures in the table reflect outturn data on landlords’ total incomes subject to income tax which includes, among others, rental incomes.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Number of individual landlords by marginal rate, 2014-15 (rounded to nearest thousand)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic rate</p></td><td><p>Higher rate</p></td><td><p>Additional rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,254,000</p></td><td><p>584,000</p></td><td><p>82,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 2004 question first answered 04/07/2017 13:55:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

746869

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Rented Housing: Tax Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total tax collected from declared income from residential rental properties was in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The government is unable to produce an estimate for the total tax collected from declared income from residential rental properties. This is because income tax receipts cannot be allocated to individual income sources. Individuals may have multiple income sources but pay tax on their total income subject to income tax, after deducting their tax allowances. These allowances and tax rates are not applied to income streams individually but to total taxable income.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a breakdown of the number of individual unincorporated landlords by their tax brackets on the basis of the 2014-15 self-assessment returns. Figures in the table reflect outturn data on landlords’ total incomes subject to income tax which includes, among others, rental incomes.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Number of individual landlords by marginal rate, 2014-15 (rounded to nearest thousand)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic rate</p></td><td><p>Higher rate</p></td><td><p>Additional rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1,254,000</p></td><td><p>584,000</p></td><td><p>82,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 2003 question first answered 04/07/2017 13:55:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

746870

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Housing: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what taxes related to property are paid by (a) unincorporated residential landlords on properties they rent out and (b) owner occupiers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Unincorporated residential landlords are chargeable to income tax on the profits of their rental business.</p><p> </p><p>A landlord who buys a property is liable to stamp duty land tax on the purchase price. A landlord who sells a rental property will pay capital gains tax on any increase in the value of the property.</p><p> </p><p>Unincorporated residential landlords will not usually be registered for VAT as domestic lets are exempt from VAT.</p><p> </p><p>An owner occupier would be chargeable to income tax on any rental income from their property. An owner occupier would also pay stamp duty land tax when they buy a property.</p><p> </p><p>An owner occupier would not pay capital gains tax on the sale of a property that had been their main residence for the whole period of ownership, as this would be exempted by private residence relief.</p><p> </p><p>Owner occupiers would usually be liable for council tax.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 13:47:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

746871

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review the effect of mortgage interest relief changes as they apply to landlords.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>As with all aspects of the tax system, the government will keep the taxation of property income under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 13:51:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

746872

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many rental properties will be affected by changes to mortgage interest relief being phased-in since April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Using self-assessment data, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimated that only 1 in 5 landlords will pay more tax as a result of this measure. No estimate has been made specifically about the number of properties that will be affected by this change. This is because taxpayers currently do not inform HMRC how many properties their finance costs relate to.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 13:58:16 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

732504

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Carers: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether kinship carers in Scotland who do not receive a fee for the role they perform and receive kinship care allowance from a local authority are required to register as self-employed.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	1221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>Kinship care is a form of foster care and where individuals are receiving allowances from local authorities in return for providing the care, they will be self-employed and will need to register with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Qualifying care relief will be available in relation to the allowance paid by the local authority.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has published guidance on Gov.uk to help kinship carers:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/qualifying-care-relief-foster-carers-adult-placement-carers-kinship-carers-and-staying-put-carers-hs236-self-assessment-helpsheet/hs236-qualifying-care-relief-foster-carers-adult-placement-carers-kinship-carers-and-staying-put-carers-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/qualifying-care-relief-foster-carers-adult-placement-carers-kinship-carers-and-staying-put-carers-hs236-self-assessment-helpsheet/hs236-qualifying-care-relief-foster-carers-adult-placement-carers-kinship-carers-and-staying-put-carers-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/06/2017 13:45:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

732611

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the merits of removing VAT from sanitary products.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Finance Act 2016 is clear that a VAT zero-rate will be introduced on women’s sanitary products “not after the later of, (a) 1<sup>st</sup> April 2017, and (b) the earliest date that may be appointed consistently with the UK’s EU obligations”.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 14:01:42 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732614

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of directly linking alcohol duty to alcohol content; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The government keeps all excise duties and structures under review. HM Treasury monitors their impacts and engages with a wide variety of organisations, including alcohol producers and public health groups, to understand industry developments.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is currently examining options to amend the structure of the alcohol duty system so that duty rates better correspond to alcoholic strength. A consultation on alcohol duty structures recently ended on 12 June. It sought to gather evidence on the impact of a low strength wine band and a still cider band targeting ‘white’ ciders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 14:06:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732622

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to ratify formally the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>A Command Paper setting out the UK’s plans to ratify the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products will be laid before Parliament once legislation to implement the Protocol has been approved by Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK already has many of the Protocol’s requirements in place, the requirement to license tobacco manufacturing machinery has not yet been implemented. Legislation to accomplish this will be brought before Parliament as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 13:44:15 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732641

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 84 of the report, UK Poverty: Causes and Solutions, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on 6 September 2016, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the recommendation to make stamp duty counter-cyclical by introducing frequent up-rating at the rate of consumer prices.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	1083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is already a progressive tax. The majority of transactions pay an effective tax rate of less than one per cent. SDLT has a zero per cent starting threshold for transactions up to £125,000 which meant that in 2015-16 a quarter of transactions paid no SDLT at all. All taxes are kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 13:59:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown