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732566

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cooperatives and Social Enterprises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the growth of social enterprises and cooperatives.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is strongly supportive of both the co-operative and social enterprise sectors. The Government supports social enterprises in various ways, including championing procurement for social value. At Spring Budget 2017, the Government also announced that the thresholds at which co-operatives will have to conduct a full audit will increase in line with those for companies. This will allow co-operatives to use more of their resources to benefit their members. The Government will continue to explore further ways to support the sector.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <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 North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 116 117 question first answered 30/06/2017 11:24:32 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732611

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the merits of removing VAT from sanitary products.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Finance Act 2016 is clear that a VAT zero-rate will be introduced on women’s sanitary products “not after the later of, (a) 1<sup>st</sup> April 2017, and (b) the earliest date that may be appointed consistently with the UK’s EU obligations”.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 14:01:42 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732614

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
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 recent assessment he has made of the merits of directly linking alcohol duty to alcohol content; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The government keeps all excise duties and structures under review. HM Treasury monitors their impacts and engages with a wide variety of organisations, including alcohol producers and public health groups, to understand industry developments.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is currently examining options to amend the structure of the alcohol duty system so that duty rates better correspond to alcoholic strength. A consultation on alcohol duty structures recently ended on 12 June. It sought to gather evidence on the impact of a low strength wine band and a still cider band targeting ‘white’ ciders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 14:06:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732622

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Government plans to ratify formally the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>A Command Paper setting out the UK’s plans to ratify the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products will be laid before Parliament once legislation to implement the Protocol has been approved by Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK already has many of the Protocol’s requirements in place, the requirement to license tobacco manufacturing machinery has not yet been implemented. Legislation to accomplish this will be brought before Parliament as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 13:44:15 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732625

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
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 annual cost to the UK economy of bank-transfer fraud.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the annual cost of bank transfer scams (otherwise known as Authorised Push Payment scams) to the UK economy, because the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is currently undertaking work to assess the scale and scope of the problem.</p><p> </p><p>This is part of their wider programme of work to better protect consumers from these scams and reduce the damage they cause. The programme also includes working with Financial Fraud Action UK to develop a common understanding of what data on these scams can be shared between banks, and what barriers stand in the way of sharing further information; and developing best practice standards that banks should follow when responding to these scams.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR is also looking at what role the payment system operators CHAPS and Faster Payments Service (the systems that allow push payments to be made) could play in mitigating the damage caused by Authorised Push Payment scams.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR will publish a review of progress in the second half of 2017.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 04/07/2017 16:34:58 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732651

registered interest
date	26/06/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	LIBOR
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Governor of the Bank of England on manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	1148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Chancellor has regular discussions with the Governor of the Bank of England on a wide range of issues relating to financial services. As has been the practice of previous administrations, the Government does not provide details of such discussions.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 04/07/2017 16:33:12 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

722421

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Landlords
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 effect of taxing landlords on their income rather than profit on the cost of rent for tenants.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	71284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk to the answer given on 24 April 2017 to his previous question on this subject.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 14:35:26 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

720237

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the banks buy-to-let mortgage terms and conditions on the ability of private landlords to rent to those in receipt of housing benefit.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	70629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing competition in banking. Although it is a commercial decision for banks to set their own lending criteria when lending to private landlords, to rent to those in receipt of housing benefit, the UK has a competitive mortgage market capable of serving a range of different business models.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 20/04/2017 11:36:59 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

715557

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Rented Housing: Scotland
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 of taxing landlords on their income rather than profit on the supply of affordable rented accommodation in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	69991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The restriction of finance costs tax relief for landlords does not mean that landlords will be taxed on their income. Landlords will still be able to deduct other costs incurred in letting out a property when calculating their taxable profits, and will receive tax relief on their finance costs at the basic rate of tax.</p><p> </p><p>Only 1 in 5 landlords are expected to pay more tax as a result of this change. Given the small proportion of the housing market affected by this, the Government does not expect a significant impact on rent levels or the supply of rented accommodation. The Office for Budget Responsibility also expect the impact on the housing market will be small.</p><p> </p><p>Landlords do not provide the location of their let properties on their tax return.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/04/2017 11:33:34 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

714717

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bureaux de Change: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made on the effect of non-transparent or opaque pricing structures used by foreign currency providers on competition for consumers.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	69490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>A competitive and transparent financial services sector is vital to ensuring that the UK economy delivers for consumers and businesses.</p><p>The Government has not yet made an assessment of the effect of pricing structures used by foreign currency providers on competition for consumers or UK small businesses which trade overseas but, as with all policy areas, keeps transparency of foreign exchange fees under review.</p><p>The Government is currently conducting research on the effects of transparency on consumer decisions to inform its policy approach. The Government has recently consulted on draft regulations for the implementation of the Second Payment Service Directive, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 69488 question first answered 18/04/2017 14:14:41 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day