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757396

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Wales
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 potential merits of increasing Barnett formula funding for Wales in line with the recent increase in funding for Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	8645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Barnett Formula determines changes to each devolved administration’s funding with reference to changes in DEL funding for UK government departments. There was no change in DEL funding for UK government departments as a result of the financial support announced for Northern Ireland in June 2017.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/09/2017 12:59:13 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

757539

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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, how much his Department has paid from the public purse in compensation for errors relating to (a) tax-free and (b) 30 hours of free childcare; and what estimate he has made of how much will be paid out in total for such errors.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	8693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>As of 31<sup>st</sup> August HMRC has paid £3,335.20 in compensation to customers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/09/2017 13:01:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

757540

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Historic Buildings: Repairs and Maintenance
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 effectiveness of Heritage Maintenance Funds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	8700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the cultural and economic contribution historic homes make right across the UK. Heritage Maintenance Funds play an important role in keeping historic homes in the best possible condition and making them accessible for the general public. That is why assets placed in Heritage Maintenance Funds continue to receive a complete exemption from inheritance tax.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury regularly monitors all reliefs and exemptions, including Heritage Maintenance Funds, to ensure they continue to be appropriate and affordable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2017 16:04:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

757541

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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, how many potentially eligible parents were unable to access their eligibility codes for their 30 hours of free childcare due to technical issues with the site administered by HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	8694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Parents who reported technical issues during the application process were provided with a 30 hours code manually. Those parents who are eligible, and applied before 31 August will be given a code that will allow them to access 30 hours free childcare for the September term.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/09/2017 11:38:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

757542

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Sub-letting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has received from sub-lets on its estate in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	8747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The income that HM Treasury’s core department has received from sub-letting on its estate between financial years 2010/11 and 2016/17 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p>14/15</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£0.6m</p></td><td><p>£2.8m</p></td><td><p>£10.8m</p></td><td><p>£13.1m</p></td><td><p>£14.0m</p></td><td><p>£14.0m</p></td><td><p>£15.2m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s core department did not incur letting fees payable to agents in the course of sub-letting its estate over the relevant period.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 8785 question first answered 11/09/2017 16:36:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

757543

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tourism: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress the Government has made on its consultation report on the effect of VAT on tourism in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	8880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The government has agreed to commission a detailed consultative report on the impact of VAT and APD on tourism in Northern Ireland to recommend how best to build upon the growing success of that sector.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the report will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/09/2017 15:52:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

757545

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2017 to Question 4658, whether the Government carried out any research or assessment before deciding to levy business rates on cash machines; and for what reasons and by whom that decision was taken to levy those rates.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	8846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for assessing Rateable Values for business rates. Since Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) came into existence, the VOA has separately assessed sites for them wherever a) it is aware of them and b) they meet the test of being in rateable occupation under the relevant legislation and case law.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2017 16:30:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

757546

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Football
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what potential effect treating payments to employees derived from image rights as earnings subject to taxation would have on the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Payments made by an employer for an employee’s image rights are taxable and the appropriate treatment has been set out in guidelines by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The guidance is clear that payments that are, in reality, earnings cannot be treated as image rights payments.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC enforces the image rights rules and has a project looking specifically at compliance risks in football to ensure that football clubs, players, managers and agents pay the correct amount of tax. Since 2014-15 HMRC has brought in over £260m by tackling non-compliance in football.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2017 16:31:35 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

757547

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Excise Duties: Fuels
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 potential effect on the economy of a reduction in UK fuel duty to (a) the EU average, (b) an equivalent rate to that used in France and (c) an equivalent rate to that used in Luxembourg; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The government has made no assessment of the impact of reducing fuel duty rates to these levels.</p><p> </p><p>At current exchange rates, the UK fuel duty rate on petrol is already lower than that applied in France.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/09/2017 15:30:47 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

757548

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Excise Duties: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the fuel duty differential between the UK and each of the other 27 member states of the EU has been for each of the last five years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	8825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The European Commission collates figures for fuel duty from each of the Member States once a year. Information on fuel duty rates over the past 5 years can be found at the following links. While fuel duty is levied in local currency, the EC figures convert these into euros, using the prevailing exchange rates at the date of publication.</p><p> </p><p>2017: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/sites/taxation/files/resources/documents/taxation/excise_duties/energy_products/rates/excise_duties-part_ii_energy_products_en.pdf</p><p> </p><p>2016: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/58bf9e30-7bdd-4a29-9bb2-4a62c542f1d1/EDT-Ref%201045%20(II-Energy)%20-%20January%202016.pdf</p><p>2015: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/bba65b10-5803-41f6-abd5-9be8490d36b6/EDT-Ref%201042%20(II-Energy)%20-%20January%202015</p><p> </p><p>2014: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/f52da286-1c43-401e-bbb8-11132b349880/II-Energy_July2014%20final.pdf</p><p> </p><p>2013: https://circabc.europa.eu/sd/a/ee2fb487-3c8c-468e-80f7-e89393a4477a/II-Energy_January2013_final.pdf</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/09/2017 13:52:21 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke