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984966

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July to Question 165011 on European Investment Bank, what the effect of the expansion of the UK Guarantees Scheme to provide construction guarantees has been on the value of bonds and loans that have been (a) issued and (b) supported since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	177686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Changes to the value of bonds and loans covered by the UK Guarantees Scheme are announced via Written Ministerial Statement and published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/10/2018 15:06:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

984968

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July to Question 165011 on European Investment Bank, what plans he has to replicate the functions of the European Investment Bank in the event that the UK loses access to that bank after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	177687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The European Investment Bank, and its offshoot, the European Investment Fund, provide financing for infrastructure investment and growth businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The UK continues to consider it may be in the mutual interest of all sides for the UK to maintain some form of ongoing relationship with the EIB Group after leaving the EU. We will explore these options with the EU as part of the negotiations on the future relationship.</p><p> </p><p>And as the Chancellor said in his Mansion House speech last year, if we do not maintain our relationship with the EIB group, we will be prepared. The government has already taken steps to increase support for infrastructure finance and high-growth businesses, and we will keep that support under review as negotiations progress.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017 the Chancellor launched the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund to support the transition to zero emission vehicles, and the British Business Bank was allowed to bring forward some of the £400 million additional investment announced at the 2016 Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/10/2018 14:58:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

984566

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gambling: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the contribution to the public purse of proposed changes to the way gaming duty is calculated in each year from 2017-18 to 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	177337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We expect the ability to carry forward losses will have a negligible negative impact on public finances but this has not yet been determined by the OBR. The government is currently engaging with the OBR on the impact of this measure.</p><p> </p><p>This impact was set out in the summary of responses to the “Gaming Duty: review of accounting periods” consultation. This is available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/722409/Gaming_Duty_review_of_accounting_periods_summary_of_responses.pdf</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/10/2018 14:56:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

982861

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2018 to Question 169565 on tobacco: smuggling, what representations his Department has received from the tobacco industry on delivery of a UK tobacco product track and trace system; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure the UK's final track and trace system will be compliant with the WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products requirement for parties not to delegate any of their obligations to the tobacco industry.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	176456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs has received a number of representations from the tobacco industry and others about the implementation of a track and trace system.</p><p> </p><p>As I set out in my previous answer, the government is committed to meeting the requirements for independence from the tobacco industry as per Article 8 of the WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.</p><p> </p><p>The track and trace system will be implemented under the EU Tobacco Products Directive. The implementing legislation for the Directive specifies strict and comprehensive criteria by which independence from the tobacco industry is determined. Providers of the track and trace system will need to demonstrate to HM Revenue &amp; Customs that they satisfy this criteria both before and during the period they provide the services required as a condition of holding the respective contracts. Companies providing track and trace data repositories for the tobacco industry must also be approved as independent of the tobacco industry by the European Commission.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2018 16:04:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

982862

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2018 to Question 169565 on tobacco: smuggling, when HMRC plans to make a decision on security features for UK tobacco packaging as required by the EU Tobacco Products Directive; and how new track and trace requirements will be integrated with requirements for standardised tobacco packaging.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	176457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>On 20 September, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) published the security features that will be required on all unit packs of cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco manufactured in, or imported into the UK, under the Tobacco Products Directive.</p><p> </p><p>A tendering exercise for the ID issuer is currently underway and the full technical details of the track and trace requirements will be finalised once the ID issuer is in place. Compatibility with the requirements for standardised tobacco packaging is a key consideration in this work.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2018 16:09:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

983124

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Taxation
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 effect on the public purse of Transferable Tax History over the next 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	176476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Transferable tax history (TTH) will allow companies selling North Sea oil and gas fields to transfer some of their tax payment history to the buyers of those fields. The buyers will then be able to set the costs of decommissioning the fields at the end of their lives against the transferred history, to the extent that the costs exceeds the profits made on the transferred assets.</p><p> </p><p>The Government held a public consultation on the discussion paper entitled “Tax issues for late-life oil and gas” from 20 March to 30 June 2017. 7 of the 9 questions in this discussion paper concerned TTH. Subsequently it was announced at Autumn Budget 2017 that TTH would be available for transactions that received Oil and Gas Authority approval on or after 1 November 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The draft TTH legislation was published for public consultation as part of the draft Finance Bill 2018-19 on 6 July 2018. This further technical consultation closed on 31 August 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Exchequer and economic impacts of Transferable Tax History are set out in the published tax information and impact note on the gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oil-and-gas-taxation-transferable-tax-history-and-retention-of-decommissioning-expenditure/oil-and-gas-taxation-transferable-tax-history-and-retention-of-decommissioning-expenditure" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oil-and-gas-taxation-transferable-tax-history-and-retention-of-decommissioning-expenditure/oil-and-gas-taxation-transferable-tax-history-and-retention-of-decommissioning-expenditure</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 176479 176481 question first answered 11/10/2018 16:13:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

983125

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the distributional analysis his Department has carried out on exempting zero emission capable taxis from the vehicle excise duty supplement for expensive cars.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	176477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>On publication of the draft Finance Bill 2018-19, the government published a tax impact and information note (TIIN) relating to the exemption of purpose-built zero emission capable taxis from the VED supplement.</p><p> </p><p>The TIIN is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exempt-zero-emission-capable-taxis-from-vehicle-excise-duty-expensive-car-supplement/exempting-zero-emission-capable-taxis-from-the-vehicle-excise-duty-expensive-car-supplement" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/exempt-zero-emission-capable-taxis-from-vehicle-excise-duty-expensive-car-supplement/exempting-zero-emission-capable-taxis-from-the-vehicle-excise-duty-expensive-car-supplement</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2018 14:09:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

983126

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) people and (b) businesses that will benefit from the workplace electric vehicle charging benefit-in-kind exemption.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	176478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s estimate of the impacts from the workplace electric vehicle charging benefit-in-kind exemption was set out in the policy paper published on the 6<sup>th</sup> of July “Workplace charging for all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles”. (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workplace-charging-for-all-electric-and-plug-in-hybrid-vehicles/workplace-charging-for-all-electric-and-plug-in-hybrid-vehicles" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/workplace-charging-for-all-electric-and-plug-in-hybrid-vehicles/workplace-charging-for-all-electric-and-plug-in-hybrid-vehicles</a>). This change is expected to affect a small number of those individuals who use an electric/plug-in hybrid vehicle which are not subject to the car or van benefit charge and impact on a small number of businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2018 14:05:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

983127

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what consultation his Department undertook on the potential effects of Transferable Tax History.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	176479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Transferable tax history (TTH) will allow companies selling North Sea oil and gas fields to transfer some of their tax payment history to the buyers of those fields. The buyers will then be able to set the costs of decommissioning the fields at the end of their lives against the transferred history, to the extent that the costs exceeds the profits made on the transferred assets.</p><p> </p><p>The Government held a public consultation on the discussion paper entitled “Tax issues for late-life oil and gas” from 20 March to 30 June 2017. 7 of the 9 questions in this discussion paper concerned TTH. Subsequently it was announced at Autumn Budget 2017 that TTH would be available for transactions that received Oil and Gas Authority approval on or after 1 November 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The draft TTH legislation was published for public consultation as part of the draft Finance Bill 2018-19 on 6 July 2018. This further technical consultation closed on 31 August 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Exchequer and economic impacts of Transferable Tax History are set out in the published tax information and impact note on the gov.uk website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oil-and-gas-taxation-transferable-tax-history-and-retention-of-decommissioning-expenditure/oil-and-gas-taxation-transferable-tax-history-and-retention-of-decommissioning-expenditure" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oil-and-gas-taxation-transferable-tax-history-and-retention-of-decommissioning-expenditure/oil-and-gas-taxation-transferable-tax-history-and-retention-of-decommissioning-expenditure</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 176476 176481 question first answered 11/10/2018 16:13:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

983157

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Company Cars: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward the 2 per cent company car BiK rate to incentivise (a) fleet operators and (b) consumers to buy electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	175899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>From 2020/21, the government will be introducing eleven new company car tax bands for ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs). These changes were announced at Autumn Statement 2016.</p><p>To provide certainty of the future tax liability for company car employers and employees, the government aims to announce the company car tax rates three years in advance of implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/10/2018 14:06:30 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew