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1148405

registered interest
date	04/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Border Delivery Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the detailed planning assumptions of the Border Delivery Group for each month since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	294690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text The Government recently published its reasonable worst case planning assumptions on 11 September, setting out the Government’s assessment as of 2 August.<p> </p>Planning assumptions are held under constant review, to reflect the latest evidence and analysis of the potential impact of leaving the EU without a deal. The Government’s updated planning assumptions will be published in due course. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 07:37:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1148138

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase the minimum wage to £10.50 in the next Budget.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	294237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>Both the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage rates for younger workers and apprentices saw above inflation increases in April. The National Living Wage is currently on target to reach 60 per cent of median hourly earnings in 2020, subject to sustained economic growth. The independent Low Pay Commission will recommend next year’s rates to us later this month, and we will announce the rates at the next Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has also announced his intention to increase the National Living Wage to two-thirds of median hourly earnings within five years. He will confirm this at the next Budget.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/10/2019 14:19:20 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

1148149

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the total revenue the public purse has forgone due to the freeze in fuel duty since 2011.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	294158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Based on the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) published policy costings, we estimate the cumulative loss to the Exchequer from the successive fuel duty freezes from financial year 2011-12 to the current financial year 2018-19 to be around £46.2bn to the benefit of the UK taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>The annual impacts on the Exchequer are reported in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Exchequer impact (£m)</p></td><td><p>-2,275</p></td><td><p>-3,465</p></td><td><p>-4,645</p></td><td><p>-5,800</p></td><td><p>-6,375</p></td><td><p>-6,815</p></td><td><p>-7,875</p></td><td><p>-8,070</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The OBR’s policy costings are available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://obr.uk/download/policy-measures-database/" target="_blank">https://obr.uk/download/policy-measures-database/</a></p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 08/10/2019 07:52:31 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148155

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the cost to consumers of private motor insurance auto-renewals.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	294164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The FCA has published this month its interim report into General Insurance Pricing Practices. Consumers should always be able to get a fair deal and it is vital that the FCA comes to a solution that will achieve this important outcome as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>It is for regulators to determine the powers they use to address problems in the markets they regulate. If needed, the Government has committed to legislate to give regulators new powers to stop loyal customers being taken advantage of.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/10/2019 13:50:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1148170

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress has been made on the public sector pension scheme valuation.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	294204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>Valuations of the public service pension schemes are carried out every four years. The valuations set employer contribution rates to ensure the full costs of pensions are recognised and met by employers at the point scheme liabilities arise. The last valuations of the schemes considered the position as at 31 March 2016 and were completed earlier this year. Employer contribution rates have been set and came into effect on 1 April 2019. On 19 January the then Chief Secretary to the Treasury made a written statement (HCWS1286) announcing a pause to the cost control element of the valuations. The pause was necessary following a court ruling that an element of the reforms made to schemes in 2015 gave rise to unlawful discrimination. The matter has been remitted to the Employment Tribunal to determine how the discrimination is to be remedied. The Government has confirmed that it will take steps to remedy the discrimination in all public service pension schemes. Until a remedy is agreed it is not possible to assess the value of the public service pension schemes with any certainty at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/10/2019 14:17:38 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1148191

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of rises in income tax thresholds on income distribution in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	294097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 30<sup>th</sup> September (written question number 290638).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 07:31:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1148250

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to revise the current duty collection arrangements on post duty point dilution tax avoidance.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	294131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>At Budget 2018, the government announced its plans to prohibit the practice of post duty point dilution (PDPD) from April 2020. From that date, wine and made-wine producers will not be able to use PDPD to reduce the excise duty they must pay. Legislation to be included within Finance Bill 2019-20 will give HM Revenue &amp; Customs new sanctions that may be applied to any producer that continues to use PDPD after that date.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to revise the existing arrangements for duty collection.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 08/10/2019 07:29:06 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1148252

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Spirits: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reduce the rate of duty on spirits distilled by smaller distilleries in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	294132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The government has no current plans to introduce a small spirits relief. However, all taxes are kept under review and the impact of such a change is considered at each fiscal event; including its effect on the industry and wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 08/10/2019 07:22:30 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1148264

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Solar Power: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 3 October 2019 to Questions 292302 and 292304, what the evidential basis is for the conclusion that VAT changes to materials used for solar installations will have a negligible environmental impact.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	294233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The changes to the VAT rules for energy-saving materials are expected to affect a relatively small number of installations. It is therefore anticipated that there will be a negligible impact on the environment.</p><p> </p><p>Around 1,500 future installations of solar panels, energy-saving boilers and wind turbines are expected to be affected annually, plus some other smaller scale items. This represents less than 5% of the value of all installations currently eligible for the reduced rate. The changes are expected to have a negligible impact on the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>A Tax Information and Impact Note was published by HMRC on GOV.UK on 10 July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 07:36:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1147740

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department budgeted to support (a) other Government departments and (b) the Government’s arms-length agencies in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a deal in each financial year since 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	293645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The government has provided: over £4.2bn of additional funding from 2016 to the present financial year (2019-20) for departments and devolved administrations to prepare for all EU exit scenarios (a breakdown of these allocations can be found in Table E.6 (page 77) of HM Treasury’s 2018 Annual Statement on European Finances); a further £2bn for the 2020-21 financial year, announced at Spending Round 2019.</p><p> </p><p>For no-deal preparations specifically the Chancellor also: made £2.1bn available on 1 August 2019 for this financial year (2019-20); confirmed the HMG Guarantee on 30 September 2019, which would apply if the UK leaves the EU without a deal and should the EU cease to fund UK organisations after EU exit. This guarantee relates to UK organisations in receipt of certain EU programme funding. The total amount expected to be covered by the guarantee would be £4.3bn for this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 07/10/2019 12:53:18 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell