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971555

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Chelmsford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to invest in infrastructure in the Chelmsford area.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	906800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Infrastructure investment is at the heart of our strategy to drive productivity growth across the country:</p><ul><li><p>Through the £1.4 billion that will be invested as part of the Greater Anglia Franchise, a new fleet of over 1000 vehicles will be delivered by September 2020.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>The South-East LEP has secured £590 million from the Local Growth Fund for schemes to boost growth and help deliver new housing.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>£100-250 million will be invested to widen the A12 to provide extra capacity between Chelmsford and Colchester.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/09/2018 14:59:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

964274

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK tobacco product track and trace system will be compliant with the requirements of the (a) EU Tobacco Products Directive and (b) WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a tax stamp, label-based track and trace system.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	169565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The government published an invitation to tender for the issuing of unique identifiers for the tobacco product track and trace system on 31 August. It is a key condition of securing this contract that the system proposed meets all the requirements of both the EU Tobacco Products Directive and WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.</p><p> </p><p>The government has no plans to introduce tax stamps for tobacco products. If a label-based track and trace system is proposed by any of the bidders for the contract, this will be assessed against the requirements for the system alongside any other bids made.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/09/2018 15:48:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

964476

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Excise Duties: Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government provides support for the payment of vehicle excise duty to people in receipt of welfare.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	169749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Individuals in receipt of the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and its successor, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) qualify for an exemption from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). A fifty per cent reduction in VED is available to those in receipt of the PIP standard rate mobility component.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who do not qualify for an exemption or the reduced rate pay VED in line with other motorists. To limit the impact on the public finances, a five per cent surcharge applies to monthly and six monthly direct debit payments.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 169750 question first answered 10/09/2018 14:28:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

964477

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Excise Duties: Motor Vehicles
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 waiving the surcharge for paying road tax on a monthly basis for people in receipt of welfare benefits.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	169750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Individuals in receipt of the higher rate mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and its successor, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) qualify for an exemption from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). A fifty per cent reduction in VED is available to those in receipt of the PIP standard rate mobility component.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals who do not qualify for an exemption or the reduced rate pay VED in line with other motorists. To limit the impact on the public finances, a five per cent surcharge applies to monthly and six monthly direct debit payments.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 169749 question first answered 10/09/2018 14:28:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

964856

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Republic of Ireland
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 effect on aviation in Northern Ireland of the abolition of Air Passenger Duty in the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	169264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The government recognises that Northern Ireland faces unique challenges due to its geography. In order to better understand these challenges, the government ran a call for evidence on ‘VAT, Air Passenger Duty and tourism in Northern Ireland’ which closed in June. It is the government’s intention to report at Budget.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/09/2018 14:31:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

964857

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Regional Airports
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 effect of the imposition of Air Passenger Duty on regional airports in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	169265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Like all taxes, Air Passenger Duty remains under review and officials regularly engage with stakeholders, including representatives from regional airports. Last year regional airports handled approximately 113 million passengers, around 40% of the UK total, and airports across the regions of the UK continue to grow.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/09/2018 14:29:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

947254

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is the Government's policy that UK citizens returning with purchased wine from the EU will have to pay (a) £2 duty on wine that they have bought in bulk direct from vineyards and have bottled themselves before returning to the UK and (b) a reduced corkage fee instead once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	167838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Currently individuals can bring back wine into the UK from other EU Member States without being charged excise duty, as long as the wine is only for their personal consumption. The UK’s excise rules following EU Exit and the end of the Implementation Period remain subject to negotiation.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/09/2018 13:09:00 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

947375

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue is projected to be raised in the 2018-19 financial year from the sugar tax.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	168129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook in March 2018, the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) is expected to accrue £240m in 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>The figure for the amount of revenue collected since the introduction of the SDIL was published on 21<sup>st</sup> August in the HMRC Tax &amp; NIC Receipts publication at the following link:</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>Note that these figures published on a receipts basis, with first SDIL payments due by 30<sup>th</sup> July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The 2016 Budget announced funding for a number of programmes linked to the revenue from SDIL. The Department for Education will receive £575 million during the current spending review period. The funding has been allocated to a number of programmes to support pupil health and wellbeing which include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Double funding for the primary physical education and Sport Premium to £320 million a year from 2017. The Department for Education and the Department of Health contribute £100 million and £60 million per year to the premium respectively, with the Soft Drinks Levy funding contributing £415 million over the remainder of the current spending review period.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Provide £100 million in 2018/19 for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Provide up to £26 million to kick-start or improve breakfast club provision in over 1,700 schools.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Expected revenue from the levy during the Spending Review period is £485 million for the UK as a whole. The total funding provided for these programmes in England is £575 million.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 168133 question first answered 04/09/2018 12:38:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

947382

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the introduction of the sugar tax on reducing the sugar content of soft drinks.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	168131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>The Levy is designed to tackle childhood obesity by incentivising producers and importers to reduce the amount of added-sugar in the drinks they sell. So far, over half of all drinks that would otherwise have been in-scope have reduced their sugar content.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England have also released ‘Sugar reduction: report on first year progress’ which shows that soft drinks manufacturers are leading the way in reducing sugar in their product.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sugar-reduction-report-on-first-year-progress" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sugar-reduction-report-on-first-year-progress</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/09/2018 12:43:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

947384

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been collected since the introduction of the soft drinks industry levy; and that money has been spent on.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	168133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook in March 2018, the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) is expected to accrue £240m in 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>The figure for the amount of revenue collected since the introduction of the SDIL was published on 21<sup>st</sup> August in the HMRC Tax &amp; NIC Receipts publication at the following link:</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>Note that these figures published on a receipts basis, with first SDIL payments due by 30<sup>th</sup> July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The 2016 Budget announced funding for a number of programmes linked to the revenue from SDIL. The Department for Education will receive £575 million during the current spending review period. The funding has been allocated to a number of programmes to support pupil health and wellbeing which include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Double funding for the primary physical education and Sport Premium to £320 million a year from 2017. The Department for Education and the Department of Health contribute £100 million and £60 million per year to the premium respectively, with the Soft Drinks Levy funding contributing £415 million over the remainder of the current spending review period.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Provide £100 million in 2018/19 for the Healthy Pupils Capital Fund.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Provide up to £26 million to kick-start or improve breakfast club provision in over 1,700 schools.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Expected revenue from the levy during the Spending Review period is £485 million for the UK as a whole. The total funding provided for these programmes in England is £575 million.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 168129 question first answered 04/09/2018 12:38:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith