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839016

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Energy Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the sum accrued to the public purse from tax on the sale of energy drinks in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	127576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Energy drinks, that is drinks that are high in caffeine and/or other stimulants, will typically be standard rated for VAT. However, no data is available on how much VAT is raised on their sale as this level of detail is not requested on VAT returns.</p><p>Energy drinks are often also high in sugar. From April this year, the Soft Drinks Industry Levy will take effect, which is forecast to raise nearly £1.5billion over the next five years. This levy directly targets the producers and importers of sugary soft drinks to encourage them to remove added sugar, promote diet drinks, and reduce portion sizes for high sugar drinks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/02/2018 08:43:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

837616

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has conducted any risk assessments on public service contracts held with private sector contractors in the North East.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	126735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>Any public-sector body contracting for goods and/or services has an obligation to carry out an appropriate risk assessment as part of the procurement process. Furthermore, both the Cabinet Office and the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) carry out their own risk assessments of suppliers providing common goods and services to the public sector under their framework agreements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/02/2018 15:47:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

836032

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Climate Change Levy: Exemptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.47 of Autumn Budget 2017 on ensuring climate change levy exemptions for businesses that operate mineralogical and metallurgical processes remain operable after EU exit, what steps he has taken to clarify the definition of the exemptions in the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	126387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>Legislation amending the legal definition of the exemptions will be included in Finance Bill 2018-19 which will be introduced after Budget 2018 in the autumn. The legislation will be published in draft this summer.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/02/2018 10:24:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

836036

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much land (a) his Department, (b) its agencies, and (c) its non-departmental public bodies owns in (i) England, and (ii) the South West; and how much of that land has been identified as being surplus to requirements.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	126391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is a significant landowner. The current Government Estate Strategy sets out the Government's vision to create an efficient, fit-for-purpose and sustainable estate whose performance matches the best of the private sector. As a Government we are delivering this vision, ensuring that the estate is fit for purpose, is frequently reviewed and aligned to the Estate Strategy, and is managed in an efficient and effective way.</p><p> </p><p>The current landholdings of HM Treasury are shown in the table below. This does not include land previously identified as surplus that has now been disposed. The information is correct at time of publication.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Land in square metres*</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>24,540.33</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agencies</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-departmental public bodies</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>24,540.33</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The core department owns property that it both occupies and sublets to agencies, non-departmental public bodies and other government departments.</p><p> </p><p>Of the total land HM Treasury holds in England, zero hectares are currently declared as surplus. These figures include agencies and non-departmental public bodies.</p><p> </p><p>* We have interpreted this PQ to require information regarding freehold property only. No information quantifying hectares is available as HM Treasury’s property comprises only buildings.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/02/2018 10:18:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

834859

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Childcare Vouchers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees in his Department make use of the childcare voucher scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	126281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>112 employees of HM Treasury make use of the childcare voucher scheme. The childcare voucher scheme is a salary sacrifice scheme which means that an employee agrees to a reduction in their taxable salary, and receives the equivalent amount in childcare vouchers instead.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/02/2018 16:46:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

834198

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Arts: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it remains his policy to provide creative industry tax relief schemes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	125835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The creative industries make a valuable cultural contribution to the UK, and they are also an important part of a dynamic and diversified economy. There are currently eight creative sector tax reliefs covering; film, animation, high-end TV, children’s TV, video games, theatre, orchestra and museums and galleries. The reliefs provide support to ensure that these highly skilled and innovative industries thrive in the UK. In 2016-17 the creative industry benefitted from over £700m worth of support from the creative sector tax reliefs. The government keeps all tax reliefs under review.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/02/2018 15:45:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

833779

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to mark the centenary of women getting the right to vote in 1918.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	125537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>There are plans to have an internal event organised by HMT staff to mark 100 years since some women were given the right to vote in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/02/2018 08:59:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Baroness Harman

832901

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: 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 potential economic benefits arising from the proposals on transferable tax history in the oil and gas sector set out in Autumn Budget 2017.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	125217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>At the Autumn Budget, the government announced it would introduce a Transferable Tax History for oil &amp; gas companies. This will give investors in UK oil and gas fields certainty that they will be able to get tax relief for decommissioning assets. This should encourage new investment in older oil and gas fields, keeping them producing for longer and supporting employment.</p><p> </p><p>The main industry body, Oil and Gas UK, in response to the Budget announcement have said that a Transferable Tax History would be <em>‘a vital step that can bring in new investment to increase recovery from existing fields and fund fresh investment which is key to generating activity for our hard-pressed supply chain. It will also help extend the lives of many mature fields and postpone decommissioning.’</em></p><p> </p><p>This builds on the £2.3bn of fiscal support the government has already provided to the UK oil and gas industry, including a package of tax cuts across Budget 2015 and 2016, £40m of funding for seismic surveys to support exploration, and the introduction of a new Investment Allowance. As a result, the UK now has one of the most competitive tax regimes in the world for oil and gas, further supporting investment and jobs.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/02/2018 16:43:40 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

832942

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Regional Development Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to match the funding provided by the European Regional Development Fund after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	125258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The government has committed to launch the UK Shared Prosperity Fund after the UK leaves the EU, using money returning to the UK from European structural funds, and to consult widely ahead of its launch. Further details on design will be set out following the consultation; however, the fund will be designed to reduce inequalities between communities, and be focused on domestic priorities.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/02/2018 15:47:22 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

830367

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Industry
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 greater cooperation with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in order to achieve the objectives of the Industrial Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	124933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy is an ambitious new partnership between government and businesses, academia, local government and devolved administrations, that will help the UK prepare for the future.</p><p> </p><p>The Industrial Strategy is a collaborative cross-Government project, with clear support from both the Prime Minister and Chancellor.</p><p> </p><p>Government departments will continue to work together to achieve the objectives outlined in the Industrial Strategy, including tackling the barriers to productivity growth and driving investment in the technologies of the future.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 01/02/2018 15:33:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah