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1521226

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Dental Services: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on dental care products in the context of the rising cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	61984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>Under the current VAT rules, dental care products such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, and dental floss, are subject to the standard rate of VAT. However, when specified dental products such as dentures, crowns, and artificial teeth are supplied by a dentist or dental technician, they may be exempt from VAT, meaning no VAT is charged to the final consumer</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to change the VAT treatment of dental care products. However, all taxes are kept under constant review and the Government welcomes representations to help inform future decisions on tax policy, as part of the tax policy making cycle and Budget process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the pressures that families across the UK are currently facing with the cost of living. The Government’s Energy Price Guarantee will reduce the unit cost of electricity and gas so that a typical household in Great Britain pays, on average, around £2,500 a year on their energy bill, for the next 2 years, from 1 October 2022. The consumer saving will be based on usage, but on average usage a household will save £1,000 a year (based on current prices from October). This comes in addition to the £37 billion cost of living support previously announced, which will provide millions of the most vulnerable households with £800 support through the £150 Council Tax rebate and one-off £650 Cost of Living Payment, with additional support for pensioners and those claiming disability benefits.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 21/10/2022 12:11:58 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1521228

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Dental Services: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of annual VAT income is derived from dental care products.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	61985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The information is not available. HM Revenue and Customs does not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services, including VAT on dental care products or personal hygiene products. This is because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level within their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 61987 question first answered 21/10/2022 12:09:54 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1521229

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on personal hygiene products in the context of the rising cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	61986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>A zero rate of VAT has applied to women’s sanitary products since 1 January 2021. This applies to those products which were previously subject to the reduced rate of 5 per cent, for example, tampons and pads, and to reusable menstrual products, such as keepers.</p><p> </p><p>Although there are currently no plans to remove VAT on all personal hygiene products, the Government keeps all taxes under review and welcomes representations to help inform future decisions on tax policy, as part of the tax policy making cycle and Budget process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the pressures that families across the UK are currently facing with the cost of living. The Government’s Energy Price Guarantee will reduce the unit cost of electricity and gas so that a typical household in Great Britain pays, on average, around £2,500 a year on their energy bill, for the next 2 years, from 1 October 2022. The consumer saving will be based on usage, but on average usage a household will save £1,000 a year (based on current prices from October). This comes in addition to the £37 billion cost of living support previously announced, which will provide millions of the most vulnerable households with £800 support through the £150 Council Tax rebate and one-off £650 Cost of Living Payment, with additional support for pensioners and those claiming disability benefits.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 21/10/2022 12:26:06 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1521230

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hygiene: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of total annual VAT income is derived from personal hygiene products.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	61987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2022 answer text <p>The information is not available. HM Revenue and Customs does not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services, including VAT on dental care products or personal hygiene products. This is because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level within their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 61985 question first answered 21/10/2022 12:09:54 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1038353

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Libya: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the (a) timing, (b) UK representation and (c) UK objectives for the UN-led national conference on Libya.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	206846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>​We fully support the next steps in the UN Action Plan for Libya, as set out by the Special Representative of the Secretary General, including plans to convene a wide range of Libyan stakeholders at a National Conference in early 2019. We continue to engage with UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on preparatory work for the National Conference and support the objective of ensuring that a broad spectrum of Libyan society is represented. It is not yet clear whether international participation will be appropriate.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/01/2019 14:16:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

844709

registered interest
date	20/02/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Libya: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the prospects for peace in Libya.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	903913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p /><p> </p><p /><p>An inclusive political deal negotiated within the Libyan Political Agreement framework is the best way of stabilising Libya. The UK fully supports the roadmap set out by by UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé. I am concerned that continued violence undermines progress and urge Libyans to compromise and engage with the UN-led process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2018 17:30:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

532487

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the market cost was of drugs provided through prescriptions in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	41651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The total cost to the National Health Service of drugs dispensed in England for the latest three years for which figures are available is shown in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Primary care drugs spend <sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Secondary care drugs spend</p></td><td><p>Total drugs spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Outturn (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Outturn (£ million)</p></td><td><p>Outturn (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13 <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>7,887</p></td><td><p>5,055</p></td><td><p>12,941</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14 <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>8,015</p></td><td><p>5,324</p></td><td><p>13,339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>8,206</p></td><td><p>5,897</p></td><td><p>14,103</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sources:</p><p><sup>1 </sup>Primary care figures to 2012/13 are from primary care trusts (PCTs) audited summarisation schedules. Figures from 2013/14 are from the Department’s annual report and accounts.</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Secondary care figures are from NHS trusts, PCT finance returns and foundation trust year-end accounts. Finance returns were not collected after 2011/12; figures for NHS trusts in 2012/13 are estimates.</p><p><sup>3</sup> Secondary care figures from 2013/14 are from Monitor and NHS Trust Development Authority.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2016 15:26:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

532511

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Chronic Illnesses: Prescription Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the effect on NHS resources was in each of the last three years of charging people with long-term health conditions for prescription drugs.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	41761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The requested information is not held. However, an estimate of the cost to the public purse in lost revenue from introducing an exemption from prescription charges for all people with long-term medical conditions was made as part of the review of prescription charges by Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, which was commissioned by a previous Government and published in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Professor Gilmore’s estimate for extending the prescription charge exemption to everyone with a long-term condition was at a cost of £360 to £430 million a year. This is likely to be an underestimate, given the increases in the prescription charge and increasing numbers of prescriptions dispensed since the Review was published. Overall, prescription charge revenue for 2014/15, which is the last year for which we have a complete audited figure, was £503.9 million derived from dispensing in the community. This is vital revenue for the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>A number of prescription charge exemptions are in place, for which someone with a long-term condition may qualify. These include exemptions based on low income, such as certain out of work benefits and the NHS Low Income Scheme, and age. Where someone does not qualify for exemption, Prescription Prepayment Certificates are available. The three-month and 12-month certificates allow someone to claim as many prescriptions as they need for £29.10 and £104, respectively.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2016 15:33:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

528070

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people (a) in general and (b) who have long-term health conditions are liable for prescription charges.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	41004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected centrally. We estimate that 60% of people in England are not required to pay for their prescriptions, though it is not possible to indicate how many people on either side may have a long-term health condition. The prescription charge exemptions include exemption for those on low income, which is based on receipt of certain benefits or through the NHS Low Income Scheme. Where someone does not qualify for exemption from prescription charges, Prescription Prepayment Certificates are available. The three-month and 12-month certificates allow someone to claim as many prescriptions as they need for £29.10 and £104, respectively.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/06/2016 12:46:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

528071

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, which five health conditions required the greatest (a) financial and (b) time commitment from GP services in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	41005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The requested information is not held.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 29/06/2016 11:24:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith