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836001

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to discuss with LINK the availability of ATMs in rural areas in respect of the Government’s Financial Inclusion Programme.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government will continue to engage with industry to ensure that widespread free access is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up as an independent regulator in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users, is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing work on the impact that changes may have. The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found at https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p>LINK, the main scheme behind the UK’s ATM network, has assured us and the PSR that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK has announced plans to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in certain areas, where demand would not otherwise make one viable. LINK has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM, and to ensuring that any community that loses ATM access because of a branch closure has a free ATM provided.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, LINK will set up publicly available monitoring on its website of every area of the country showing free ATM availability, and highlight any areas where free ATM availability is lost.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/02/2018 12:26:11 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

833705

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on tax avoidance, how many penalties were imposed under the General Anti-Abuse Rule regarding (a) income tax and (b) corporation tax in each in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	125464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) penalty applies to tax arrangements entered into on or after 15 September 2016. Before a GAAR penalty can be charged, HMRC must first enquire into tax returns once they are received and gather all relevant facts. For example, for income tax, arrangements to which a GAAR penalty may apply can first feature in tax returns in the year ended 5 April 2017, which must be filed with HMRC by 31 January 2018.</p><p>Whilst no penalties have been charged to date, HMRC is actively using the GAAR and in all cases referred to the GAAR Advisory Panel to date, the panel have agreed with HMRC, and been of the opinion that the cases should be pursued for GAAR counteraction. GAAR Panel decisions are published online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-avoidance-general-anti-abuse-rule-gaar</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/02/2018 15:33:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

833761

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aircraft: Isle of Man
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the scoping assessment of his Department's review of the taxation of the import of business jets into the Isle of Man will be published.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	125519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury is currently carrying out its review into the Isle of Man’s administration of VAT in relation to aircraft and yachts. HM Treasury aims to complete the review in Spring 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/02/2018 15:37:20 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

833762

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Aircraft: Isle of Man
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what correspondence he has had with Pierre Moscovici on the import of business jets to the Isle of Man.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	125520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury is currently carrying out a review of the Isle of Man’s VAT procedures for the importation of aircraft and yachts. We will maintain regular contact with the Commission as the review progresses.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/02/2018 15:39:19 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

833804

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to promote financial technology.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	125562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Fintech offers a significant opportunity for the financial sector, providing new jobs and delivering benefits to consumers through increased competition and innovation. It contributes £6.6bn annually to the UK economy, employing 60,000 people across 1,600 companies.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent step taken to promote the UK’s fintech industry, is the government’s second International Fintech Conference, due to be held on 22 March 2018. The conference will help showcase the UK fintech sector to investors from across the globe.</p><p> </p><p>The government is continuing to support alternative finance, through implementing proportionate, principles based regimes for peer-to-peer (P2P) and equity-based crowdfunding that balance consumer protection with allowing the sectors to grow and evolve; and various supportive tax measures.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 125567 125568 question first answered 07/02/2018 12:24:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

833809

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to promote alternative finance.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	125567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Fintech offers a significant opportunity for the financial sector, providing new jobs and delivering benefits to consumers through increased competition and innovation. It contributes £6.6bn annually to the UK economy, employing 60,000 people across 1,600 companies.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent step taken to promote the UK’s fintech industry, is the government’s second International Fintech Conference, due to be held on 22 March 2018. The conference will help showcase the UK fintech sector to investors from across the globe.</p><p> </p><p>The government is continuing to support alternative finance, through implementing proportionate, principles based regimes for peer-to-peer (P2P) and equity-based crowdfunding that balance consumer protection with allowing the sectors to grow and evolve; and various supportive tax measures.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 125562 125568 question first answered 07/02/2018 12:24:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

833810

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
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 contribution of financial technology to the UK’s financial sector.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	125568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>Fintech offers a significant opportunity for the financial sector, providing new jobs and delivering benefits to consumers through increased competition and innovation. It contributes £6.6bn annually to the UK economy, employing 60,000 people across 1,600 companies.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent step taken to promote the UK’s fintech industry, is the government’s second International Fintech Conference, due to be held on 22 March 2018. The conference will help showcase the UK fintech sector to investors from across the globe.</p><p> </p><p>The government is continuing to support alternative finance, through implementing proportionate, principles based regimes for peer-to-peer (P2P) and equity-based crowdfunding that balance consumer protection with allowing the sectors to grow and evolve; and various supportive tax measures.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 125562 125567 question first answered 07/02/2018 12:24:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

833904

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal support the Government provides to small businesses on high streets affected by trends related to online retail.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	125662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The government recognises business rates can represent a high fixed cost for small businesses on our high streets. This is why at Autumn Budget 17 the Chancellor announced cuts of £2.3bn to support businesses and improve the fairness of the business rates system.</p><p>This builds on both Spring Budget 2017 which provided £435m of support following the recent revaluation; and Budget 2016 which announced major reforms worth almost £9bn over five years, including permanently doubling Small Business Rate Relief.</p><p>On the issue of online retail, the government is currently reviewing the wider taxation of the digital economy. This includes ensuring international corporate tax rules deliver fair results across different businesses and that sellers operating through online marketplaces pay the right amount of VAT.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/02/2018 15:41:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

833984

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of drafting and publishing his Department's May 2016 report, HM Treasury analysis: the immediate economic impact of leaving the EU, Cm 9292.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	125741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury has always had officials working on UK and EU economic and policy issues and they, together with civil servants across the department, contributed to writing “HM Treasury analysis: the immediate economic impact of leaving the EU, Cm 9292”. The costs of producing and publishing this analysis was in line with the costs of other Treasury publications.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/02/2018 15:57:11 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

834045

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Director General of Border Coordination for HM Revenue & Customs is a member of the HMRC Executive Committee.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Director General of Border Coordination for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Karen Wheeler, is a member of the HMRC Executive Committee (ExCom) and ExCom Brexit sub-committee. Her line manager is the Chief Executive Officer and First Permanent Secretary of HMRC, Jon Thompson.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 125803 125804 question first answered 07/02/2018 15:44:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens