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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-17more like thismore than 2024-01-17
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 remove filter
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Aviation: VAT more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on pilot flight training courses. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 10089 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-01-23more like thismore than 2024-01-23
answer text <p>Pilot training may be exempt from VAT when provided by an eligible body which meets certain conditions (for example, when provided by a government institution or certain regulated organisations), but otherwise will be subject to the standard rate. The Government currently has no plans to remove VAT on pilot flight training courses more broadly. VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the twenty per cent standard rate applies to the vast majority of goods and services. While there are exceptions to the standard rate, these have always been strictly limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston remove filter
question first answered
less than 2024-01-23T11:43:25.7Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-23T11:43:25.7Z
answering member
4407
label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this
1677476
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-12-12more like thismore than 2023-12-12
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 remove filter
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Tourism: VAT more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a new tax-free shopping incentive for international visitors. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 6494 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-19more like thismore than 2023-12-19
answer text <p>Tax-free shopping continues to be available for all non-UK visitors who purchase items in store if they have them sent directly to their overseas address. This also applies to overseas shoppers who buy from British businesses online and have items delivered to their overseas address.</p><p> </p><p>The independent Office of Budget Responsibility published their assessment of the withdrawal of the previous VAT-free shopping schemes in November 2020. At the time, this showed that the withdrawal of VAT-free shopping would raise a significant amount of revenue and have a limited effect on decisions to visit, or spend, in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>The government is accepting representations from industry on VAT-free shopping and considering these, alongside broader data.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston remove filter
question first answered
less than 2023-12-19T16:01:03.75Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-19T16:01:03.75Z
answering member
4407
label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this
1677477
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-12-12more like thismore than 2023-12-12
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 remove filter
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Tourism: VAT more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the retail and travel industries on the effect of the withdrawal of tax-free shopping for international visitors on those sectors. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith remove filter
uin 6495 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-19more like thismore than 2023-12-19
answer text <p>As the UK’s economic and finance ministry, HM Treasury has regular discussions with representatives from a wide range of industries including travel and retail as well as business representative organisations covering many sectors.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the Autumn Statement, the government is continuing to accept representations from industry on the impact of this policy decision and considering this evidence alongside broader data.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston remove filter
question first answered
less than 2023-12-19T16:02:52.153Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-19T16:02:52.153Z
answering member
4407
label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith more like this