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1465686

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Building Alterations: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in who were waiting more than twenty working days for VAT refunds on eligible building works in April (a) 2022 and (b) 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	8967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text VAT relief is available on a wide range of eligible building works. In such cases a zero or reduced rate of VAT applies, providing relief without the need to claim a VAT refund. VAT refunds for DIY builders and converters allow self-builders to reclaim VAT on eligible building materials and some related services when constructing or converting for domestic, non-profit, or charitable use. HMRC aims to respond to claims relating to the DIY Housebuilders Scheme within six weeks of receipt. Therefore, it is not expected that VAT refunds will routinely be completed within twenty working days following receipt of a claim. answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 06/06/2022 08:37:08 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1465794

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will respond to the correspondence of 5 April 2022 form the hon. Member for High Peak, reference RL37109.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Robert Largan
uin	9202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>I responded to the Honourable Member’s correspondence on 27 May 2022.<strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 06/06/2022 10:06:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4852 label Biography information for Robert Largan

1465821

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will publish his assessment of how groups with protected characteristics will be affected by the Council Tax Rebate in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	9012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government announced a package of support on 3 February 2022 to help households with rising energy bills. This included a £150 non-repayable council tax rebate from April this year for households in England in council tax bands A-D and £144 million of discretionary funding to support households who need help with their energy bills but are not eligible.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers carefully considered the equalities impacts of the Council Tax Rebate and had due regard to these impacts when making decisions, in line with the legal obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 06/06/2022 09:13:05 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1465871

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of the Wine and Spirit Association’s proposed model for the taxation of wine and spirits.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	9096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering all proposals put forward to it through the alcohol duty review consultation, which closed on 30 January. The Government will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 9097 question first answered 06/06/2022 07:37:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1465872

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is providing support to small and medium sized businesses in the wine and spirits sector to assist with the financial implications of that sector's taxation system.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	9097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering all proposals put forward to it through the alcohol duty review consultation, which closed on 30 January. The Government will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 9096 question first answered 06/06/2022 07:37:44 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1465899

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Securities: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to protect Ukraine from Russian litigation in English courts on the payment of bonds.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	8966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK judiciary is independent of the UK government and will make this ruling based on the arguments made before it.</p><p> </p><p>In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine we have announced an unprecedented package of sanctions to cut off the funding for Putin’s war machine.</p><p> </p><p>Our sanctions are working, including those directed at the Central Bank of Russia and Russia’s foreign currency reserves, of which around 60% are frozen globally.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/06/2022 14:11:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1465903

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sunscreens: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will remove VAT on (a) suntan lotion and (b) other similar products to help ensure that families are able to access those products in the context of the rising cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	8992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>Under the current VAT rules, sun protection products are subject to the standard rate of VAT. High-factor sunscreen is on the NHS prescription list for certain conditions and therefore is provided VAT free when dispensed by a pharmacist.</p><p> </p><p>Expanding the scope of current VAT reliefs would impose additional pressure on the public finances, to which VAT makes a significant contribution. VAT raised around £130 billion in 2019-20 and helps to fund key spending priorities including on health, schools, and defence. Any loss in tax revenue would have to be balanced by a reduction in public spending, increased borrowing or increased taxation elsewhere. In addition, this request must be viewed in the context of almost £50 billion of requests for relief from VAT received since the EU referendum. Finally, it is never guaranteed that any reduction in tax on a given item would be passed on by the manufacturers to the end consumer.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the Government is supporting the hardest hit with £37 billion of help to address the cost of living and cutting hundreds of pounds off household bills. Almost all of the eight million most vulnerable households across the UK will receive support of at least £1,200 this year, including a new one-off £650 cost of living payment. This intervention will substantially ease the burden on families in the face of high inflation.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Government keep all taxes under review, there are currently no plans to reduce or remove VAT on sunscreen products.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/06/2022 07:23:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1465928

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the announcement of 19 May 2022 of new powers for the Financial Conduct Authority to protect access to cash, what the criteria will be for deciding on expectations for reasonable distance for people to travel when depositing or withdrawing cash.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	9178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of cash to the daily lives of millions of people across the UK, particularly to those in vulnerable groups, and has announced that it will legislate to protect access to cash in the Financial Services and Markets Bill.</p><p> </p><p>In May, the government published a summary of responses to the Access to Cash consultation. This set out the government’s intention to establish the Financial Conduct Authority as the lead regulator for retail cash access and provide it with appropriate powers for ensuring that designated firms continue to ensure the provision of deposit and withdrawal facilities across the UK. The FCA’s powers will allow it to address cash access issues at both a national and local level.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury will publish its expectations in a policy statement, which the FCA will be required to have regard to in carrying out its functions. The government intends to enable HM Treasury to specify baselines for reasonable access to cash withdrawal and deposit facilities across the UK, including in rural and urban areas, initially on the basis of current cash access provision.</p><p> </p><p>Around 96% of the population are within two kilometres of a free-to-use cash access point. This includes free-to-use ATMs, bank branches and Post Office branches.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/06/2022 12:37:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan

1465956

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wine and Spirit Association
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet with the Wine and Spirit Trade Association in advance of the publication of a draft bill which would seek to introduce a new alcohol duty system.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	9175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Since the start of the alcohol duty review consultation, my officials and I have had meetings with wine producers, importers, distributors and trade bodies, including the Wine and Spirit Trade Association, to understand the implications of the new alcohol duty system for their sector. The Government’s response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings will be published in the usual way here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 9176 9177 question first answered 06/06/2022 08:34:12 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1465960

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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, what assessment he has made of the (a) administrative burden and (b) financial cost to wine and fortified wine (i) importers, (ii) distributors and (iii) wholesalers of the proposed new alcohol duty system.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	9176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Since the start of the alcohol duty review consultation, my officials and I have had meetings with wine producers, importers, distributors and trade bodies, including the Wine and Spirit Trade Association, to understand the implications of the new alcohol duty system for their sector. The Government’s response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings will be published in the usual way here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 9175 9177 question first answered 06/06/2022 08:34:12 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper