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registered interest
date	14/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the change in tax liabilities for shipping companies in the tonnage tax scheme in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016 to date.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	34007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>HMRC publishes the estimated reduction in tax liabilities accrued by the UK Shipping Industry through the tonnage tax regime for 2012-13 to 2015-16. These are available at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487119/Dec15_expenditure_reliefs_Final.xlsx.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487119/Dec15_expenditure_reliefs_Final.xlsx.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Tax returns are not yet available for 2016, the estimate for 2015/16 is the latest available.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/04/2016 16:50:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

512452

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2016 to Question 31494, what information his Department holds on the potential percentage change in GDP which would result from estimated levels of immigration in the next 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	33799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury has not made any formal assessment of the effect of immigration on GDP in the next 10 years.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/04/2016 16:59:28 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

512453

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Immigration
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 level of immigration in each of the next five years to inform its economic forecasts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	33797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The data can be found in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook charts and tables – March 2016, under Chapter 5, Chart 5.6: Past and projected net migration to the UK, available here: <a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2016/" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2016/</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/04/2016 16:59:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

512454

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fast Food: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce tax on fast food containers.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	33831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Chancellor keeps all taxes under review. However, there are no plans to introduce a tax specifically on fast food containers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/04/2016 15:59:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

512458

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
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, what information his Department holds on the reasons why the EU Action Plan on VAT consultation document issued by the European Commission on 7 April 2016 omits any reference to the decision of EU Leads of Government that the UK can remove VAT from women's sanitary products; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	33907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The content of the EU VAT Action Plan is a matter for the European Commission.</p><p> </p><p>European Council Conclusions welcomed “the intention of the Commission to include proposals for increased flexibility for Member States with respect to reduced rates of VAT, which would provide the option to Member States of VAT zero rating‎ for sanitary products”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/04/2016 15:56:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

512459

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the UK has received a guaranteed exemption from any EU Financial Transaction Tax.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	33905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK is not participating in the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) being developed by 10 EU Member States under the enhanced cooperation procedure. The tax will not therefore be implemented in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has been clear throughout negotiations that the UK will not hesitate to challenge the FTT at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) if it has an extraterritorial impact on non-participating Member States.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/04/2016 15:55:56 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

512460

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
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, on what date he expects the removal of VAT from women's sanitary products to take effect.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	33906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The zero rate of VAT for sanitary products will take effect as soon as possible after Royal Assent.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/04/2016 15:54:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

512468

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Finance (No. 2) Bill: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will apply the family test to the Finance Bill and publish the results.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
uin	33786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government carefully considers all relevant legal obligations – including the Family Test – when formulating policy. This includes policies implemented via the Finance Bill or other legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/04/2016 15:58:12 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

513786

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Havens: Multinational Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on requiring multinational companies to disclose to the public the profits they hold in tax havens (a) in British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies and (b) elsewhere.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	904557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer that the Chancellor gave to the Hon Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Ali Rushanara) during Treasury oral questions on 19 April 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 19/04/2016 14:33:13 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

511285

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Companies: Taxation
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 allow the exchange of tax information of UK-listed companies with developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	33602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK supports efforts to improve tax transparency. We initiated international work on country-by-country (CbC) reporting during our G8 Presidency in 2013, calling on the OECD to develop a framework for CbC reporting to tax authorities as part of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project. This important initiative will enhance transparency between business and tax authorities, including those of developing countries.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has published regulations on 26 February 2016 implementing the OECD CbC reporting framework.</p><p> </p><p>We have also signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement which allows from the automatic exchange of the OECD CbC reports between relevant tax authorities. All countries are free to enter into international agreements so that they can exchange reports under the Multilateral Convention, bilateral double tax conventions or tax information exchange agreements.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/04/2016 16:38:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain