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1699996

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Arts: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an (a) assessment of the impact on the economy and (b) estimate of the number of recipients of (i) audio-visual (A) tax relief and (B) expenditure credit, (ii) museums and gallery exhibition tax relief and (iii) theatres and orchestras tax relief since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
tabling member printed	Damian Collins
uin	20980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>a)<strong> </strong>An evaluation of the creative industry tax reliefs covering Film Tax Relief, High-end Television Tax Relief, Animation Tax Relief and Children’s Television Tax Relief was published in 2022: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creative-industry-tax-reliefs-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creative-industry-tax-reliefs-evaluation</a></p><p> </p><p>An evaluation of the video games tax relief was published in 2017: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/video-game-tax-relief-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/video-game-tax-relief-evaluation</a></p><p> </p><p>A qualitative evaluation capturing the wider impacts of the Museums and Galleries relief was conducted in 2020: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-relief-for-museums-and-galleries-qualitative-research" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tax-relief-for-museums-and-galleries-qualitative-research</a></p><p> </p><p>The government keeps the tax system under review.</p><p> </p><p>b) The number of recipients of the creative industry tax reliefs is published in HMRC’s Creative Industries Statistics: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-august-2023</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/04/2024 14:02:35 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

1700074

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shares: Stamp Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Approximately, how much stamp duty was paid on the purchase of UK-based shares in each of the last two financial years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	20906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs do not hold the information on the amount of stamp duty paid on the purchase of shares solely based in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/04/2024 14:04:02 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1700274

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) fiscal and (b) economic conditions have to be met for defence spending to be raised to 2.5% of Gross Domestic Product.
tabling member constituency	Wells
tabling member printed	James Heappey
uin	21171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The government’s aspiration is to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence, when the fiscal and economic circumstances allow. The Prime Minister has been clear that the target and path towards 2.5% will be set out at the next Spending Review.</p><p>The government has consistently prioritised defence spending. The Ministry of Defence was the first department to get certainty on its budgets in this Parliament. This settlement was the largest sustained spending increase in defence since the end of the Cold War, with a £24 billion uplift in cash terms over the four-year period. In March 2023, we also provided an extra £11 billion for defence and national security priorities over the next five years, with £4.95 billion over the next two years.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 10:54:11 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

1700413

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on improving the effectiveness of money laundering regulations.
tabling member constituency	Mid Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Strathern
uin	21300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Officials and Ministers regularly meet the Financial Conduct Authority in its capacity as the supervisor of financial institutions for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing purposes.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 March 2024 HM Treasury launched a consultation on improving the effectiveness of the Money Laundering Regulations (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-effectiveness-of-the-money-laundering-regulations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-effectiveness-of-the-money-laundering-regulations</a>).</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury officials will be engaging with key stakeholders, including among others the FCA, throughout the consultation process.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 17/04/2024 10:43:36 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	5000 label Biography information for Alistair Strathern

1700472

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Police: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has received representations from (a) the Scottish Government, (b) local authorities in Scotland, (c) Police Scotland and (d) the Scottish Police Authority on the potential impact of tax rules in relation to employer-provided accommodation on police officers working in (i) rural and (ii) remote areas in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	21359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Accommodation can be exempted from tax, providing it meets certain conditions which are set out in HMRC guidance. These rules apply to the whole of the UK and are consistent across different employers. This ensures the UK tax system is simple, easy to understand, and limits the risk of abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The government has no plans to make changes to the tax rules or guidance in this area, but does keep all taxes under review.</p><p> </p><p>The government recognises the critical role police officers play in our communities. However, policing and housing are devolved to the Scottish Parliament and the provision of broader support in these areas, beyond tax relief, is therefore a matter for the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/04/2024 14:00:21 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1700539

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the childcare tax free cap.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	21426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare provides financial support for working parents with their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year for each child up to age 11 and up to £4,000 per disabled child until they’re 17.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognizes the importance of supporting parents with the costs of childcare and continues to support families with a range of other childcare offers, including the free hours offer, and support through Universal Credit childcare.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 13:07:51 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1700606

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the temporary easement for wine products will end on 1 February 2025.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	21491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of the new alcohol duty system, the Government introduced the temporary wine easement. During this period, all wine between 11.5-14.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) will pay duty as if it were 12.5% ABV. The temporary wine easement will last until 1 February 2025, giving the wine industry over two years to adapt to the new system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is closely monitoring the impact of the recent reforms and will evaluate the impact of the new rates and structures three years after the changes took effect on 1 August 2023. This will allow time to understand the impacts on the alcohol market, and for HMRC to gather useful and accurate data with which to evaluate the effects of the reform.</p><p>As with all taxes, the Government keeps the alcohol duty system under review during its yearly Budget process.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 17/04/2024 15:05:03 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1698873

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of re-introducing tax-free shopping for international visitors on retail businesses.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	20557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The government published its next steps on tax-free shopping in the Spring Budget 2024 which is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spring-budget-2024/spring-budget-2024-html.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR published a review of the original 2020 costing of the withdrawal of tax-free shopping in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook on 6 March, with a follow up supplementary document published on 11 March, which is available here: https://obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/VAT-RES-costing-review.pdf.</p><p>The government welcomes further submissions in response to the OBR’s findings.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 17/04/2024 08:53:46 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1698960

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's contingent liability approval framework guidance, updated on 20 April 2023, how many applications for contingent liability approval his Department has (a) received and (b) approved have fallen in the reasonable worst case exposure category of (i) less than £10 million, (ii) £10 million to £50 million, (iii) £50 million to £100 million, (iv) £100 million to £500 million, (v) £500 million to £1 billion and (vi) more than £1 billion in each financial year from (A) 2017-18 to (B) 2023-24 to date.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	20568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The contingent liability approval framework sets out government’s policy framework for new contingent liabilities and a delegation approach.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to transparency on its contingent liability portfolio. For that reason, at the 2023 Autumn Statement UKGI published a comprehensive assessment of government exposure to contingent liabilities, the “Annual Report on the UK Government’s Contingent Liabilities, November 2023”.</p><p> </p><p>Government also reports individual liabilities to parliament, as set out in Managing Public Money.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 20569 20570 question first answered 17/04/2024 16:55:02 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1698961

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's contingent liability approval framework guidance, updated on 20 April 2023, how many applications for contingent liability approval his Department has (a) received and (b) approved have fallen in the average cost per crystallisation category of (i) less than £10 million, (ii) £10 million to £50 million, (iii) £50 million to £100 million, (iv) £100 million to £500 million, (v) £500 million to £1 billion and (vi) more than £1 billion in each financial year from (a) 2017-18 to (B) 2023-24 to date.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	20569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The contingent liability approval framework sets out government’s policy framework for new contingent liabilities and a delegation approach.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to transparency on its contingent liability portfolio. For that reason, at the 2023 Autumn Statement UKGI published a comprehensive assessment of government exposure to contingent liabilities, the “Annual Report on the UK Government’s Contingent Liabilities, November 2023”.</p><p> </p><p>Government also reports individual liabilities to parliament, as set out in Managing Public Money.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 20568 20570 question first answered 17/04/2024 16:55:02 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry