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682231

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the results of the HM Revenue and Customs consultation on sanctions for tobacco duty fraud, which closed on 28 August 2015.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	62443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>In 2015, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) invited views from other government departments, enforcement agencies, and representatives of business and public health groups on sanctions and wider action to tackle illicit tobacco. A summary of responses was sent to all respondents to this informal consultation on 15 Jan 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Most respondents recognised the extensive range of criminal and civil sanctions available to HMRC and Border Force or through delivery partners, such as Trading Standards. The consensus was that more could be done to maximise the impact of existing sanctions and to explore additional sanctions with a particular focus on repeat offenders.</p><p> </p><p>The Government announced at Budget 2016 that HMRC would formally consult on a range of proposals for tougher sanctions to tackle this problem. HMRC plans to launch the formal consultation later this year.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/02/2017 11:46:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

682232

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria he is using to determine which soft drinks will be subject to the soft drinks industry levy announced in the Budget 2016.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	62470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>As announced at Budget 2016, the levy will apply to added sugar soft drinks with total sugars above 5 grams per 100 millilitres.</p><p> </p><p>The Government consulted on the detail of the soft drinks industry levy last year. In December 2016, we published our formal response to the consultation, alongside draft Finance Bill legislation, setting out further detail on the scope of the levy and those drinks included.</p><p> </p><p>As for every Finance Bill measure, HM Revenue and Customs published a Tax Impact Information Note which included an updated impact assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility has estimated that the levy will raise £520m in the first year, £500 million in the second year, falling to £455m in the third year as more producers reformulate. These estimates are sensitive to the speed of reformulation.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 62471 62472 question first answered 03/02/2017 12:32:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

682233

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
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 potential revenue to the Exchequer from the proposed soft drinks industry levy.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	62471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>As announced at Budget 2016, the levy will apply to added sugar soft drinks with total sugars above 5 grams per 100 millilitres.</p><p> </p><p>The Government consulted on the detail of the soft drinks industry levy last year. In December 2016, we published our formal response to the consultation, alongside draft Finance Bill legislation, setting out further detail on the scope of the levy and those drinks included.</p><p> </p><p>As for every Finance Bill measure, HM Revenue and Customs published a Tax Impact Information Note which included an updated impact assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility has estimated that the levy will raise £520m in the first year, £500 million in the second year, falling to £455m in the third year as more producers reformulate. These estimates are sensitive to the speed of reformulation.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 62470 62472 question first answered 03/02/2017 12:32:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

682234

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the possible negative effect on businesses of the proposed soft drinks industry levy.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	62472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>As announced at Budget 2016, the levy will apply to added sugar soft drinks with total sugars above 5 grams per 100 millilitres.</p><p> </p><p>The Government consulted on the detail of the soft drinks industry levy last year. In December 2016, we published our formal response to the consultation, alongside draft Finance Bill legislation, setting out further detail on the scope of the levy and those drinks included.</p><p> </p><p>As for every Finance Bill measure, HM Revenue and Customs published a Tax Impact Information Note which included an updated impact assessment.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility has estimated that the levy will raise £520m in the first year, £500 million in the second year, falling to £455m in the third year as more producers reformulate. These estimates are sensitive to the speed of reformulation.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 62470 62471 question first answered 03/02/2017 12:32:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

682235

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what distributional analysis his Department has undertaken of the impact of tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	62469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury publishes comprehensive distributional analysis that looks at all of the tax, welfare and public spending changes that affect households. Looking at Tax-Free Childcare in isolation would only present a partial picture of the support the government is providing for families. The last publication from Autumn Statement 2016 can be found online: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-statement-2016-documents</p><p>The government is updating the impact assessment for Tax-Free Childcare to reflect changes made since the scheme was first announced. It will be published before the scheme launches early this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/02/2017 10:40:11 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

682236

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
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 point of revenue maximisation on tobacco excise.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	62474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government believes that tobacco duties achieve a balance between two fiscal goals on tobacco; to raise revenue and to protect public health.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/02/2017 11:46:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

682237

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
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 effect on the UK economy of the freeze in duty on spirits announced in the Budget 2016.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
uin	62488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including alcohol duties, and is always willing to consider any evidence in relation to alcohol taxation policy.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/02/2017 11:48:18 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

682241

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Day Care: Tax Allowances
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 cost to the public purse of tax-free childcare in each year of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	62615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>The estimated cost of Tax-Free Childcare in each year of this parliament is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£bn)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These estimates are published in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook - November 2016.</p><p><a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2016/" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2016/</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/02/2017 10:41:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

682242

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Libya: Freezing of Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of the assets of the Gaddafi family that are frozen in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	62636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>Following action at the United Nations, Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 of 2 March 2011 imposed an asset freeze against listed individuals and entities in view of the situation in Libya. Council Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 has since been repealed and replaced by Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 with effect from 20 January 2016. The EU regulation, which has direct effect in the UK, requires that all assets owned or controlled by listed persons are frozen.</p><p> </p><p>The approximate aggregate value of funds frozen in the UK (under EU Regulation 204/2011) was £ 9,467,630,000 at the close of business on 30 September 2015. The figures for the 2016 round of UK frozen funds reporting are in the process of being finalised and as such are not currently available. The frozen funds continue to belong to the individuals and entities listed under the Regulation and are not seized or otherwise held by HM Government. The figure is provided on an aggregate basis so as not to indirectly disclose the value of funds held by particular individuals or entities.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 03/02/2017 12:05:25 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

682248

registered interest
date	31/01/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress he has made on building one million new homes by 2020 since the announcement by the Prime Minister on 12 October 2015.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	62610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2017 answer text <p>We have made good progress so far with 189,650 new homes delivered in 2015/16, up 11 per cent on 2014-15. However, there is clearly more to do and our forthcoming White Paper will set out a comprehensive package of reform to deliver the homes this country needs.</p><p>The Department publishes statistics on net additions which are available here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-net-supply-of-housing</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 03/02/2017 12:45:21 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne