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1077527

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beverage Containers: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.59 of the Budget 2018 Red Book, what the evidential basis was for his Department concluding that a levy on all cups would not at this time be effective in encouraging widespread reuse; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	226084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text The Government recognises the problems caused by disposable cups, which are difficult to recycle and often littered. At Budget 2018, the Government concluded that a levy on all cups would not at this point deliver a decisive shift from disposable cups to reusable cups across all beverage types. This conclusion is based on the submissions made to the government during the call for evidence on single use plastic waste and examining alternatives to current single-use cups containing plastic.<p> </p><p>The Government expects industry to go further in taking action on disposable plastic cups and will return to the issue if sufficient progress is not made. The Government is also considering the case for reducing the environment impact of disposable cups within a reformed Packaging Producer Responsibility system and a potential Deposit Return Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/03/2019 10:51:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1077547

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of HMRC's (a) powers and (b) resources to investigate tax-avoidance enablers.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	226031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee recently made recommendations on HMRC’s powers and resourcing (House of Lords Paper 242 - <em>The Powers of HMRC: Treating Taxpayers Fairly</em>). The Government considered these points and responded on 22 January 2019. This is available from:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/economic-affairs/Govt%20HMRC%20Powers%20report%2022%20Jan%202019%20.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/economic-affairs/Govt%20HMRC%20Powers%20report%2022%20Jan%202019%20.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>As detailed in the response, the Government keeps the tax system under review and notes the Committee's recommendation to update the powers review principles for the digital age. HMRC will consider options for reviewing and updating the tax administration framework, to ensure that it is effective in underpinning modern tax administration. HMRC already has dedicated teams resourced to tackle those who promote or enable tax avoidance.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/03/2019 16:59:01 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1077549

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Brexit
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 effect on the public purse of a delay to the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	226081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p><em>The Prime Minister has made clear that she does not want to see Article 50 extended, and the absolute focus of the Government is leaving the European Union on 29 March with a deal.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>We are currently focused on getting this deal passed by 12 March, and if that does not happen, the PM has set out the next steps.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>If Article 50 is delayed the fiscal impact will depend on the precise arrangements agreed with the EU at the time.</em></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/03/2019 15:13:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1077575

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employers' Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing employer contributions to public pensions from 2020-21 in the next Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	226089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Employer contributions in the unfunded public service pension schemes are set following quadrennial valuations. The current valuations, which assess the schemes as at 31 March 2016, are in the process of being finalised. As I announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 6 September 2018, these valuations indicate employers need to pay more towards the schemes because of changes to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s long-term GDP growth forecasts, reflected in the SCAPE discount rate. The new employer contribution rates will take effect in 2019 and will apply for a 4-year period.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/03/2019 12:28:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1077599

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Film: Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the film production companies in each geographical region that claimed corporation in the last financial year.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	226136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Details of the film production companies that have claimed corporation tax relief cannot be released because of HMRC’s duty of taxpayer confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on the creative industries corporation tax reliefs, including film, theatre, video games, high-end television, children’s television and animation. The latest release of this publication can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-july-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-july-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of these tax reliefs by geographic region is only available at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 226137 226138 226139 question first answered 06/03/2019 17:00:31 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1077600

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Theatre: Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many theatres in each geographic region of the UK claimed corporation tax relief in the last 12 months for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	226137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Details of the film production companies that have claimed corporation tax relief cannot be released because of HMRC’s duty of taxpayer confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on the creative industries corporation tax reliefs, including film, theatre, video games, high-end television, children’s television and animation. The latest release of this publication can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-july-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-july-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of these tax reliefs by geographic region is only available at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 226136 226138 226139 question first answered 06/03/2019 17:00:31 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1077601

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Video Recordings: Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many video companies in each geographic region of the UK claimed corporation tax relief in the last 12 months for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	226138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Details of the film production companies that have claimed corporation tax relief cannot be released because of HMRC’s duty of taxpayer confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on the creative industries corporation tax reliefs, including film, theatre, video games, high-end television, children’s television and animation. The latest release of this publication can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-july-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-july-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of these tax reliefs by geographic region is only available at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 226136 226137 226139 question first answered 06/03/2019 17:00:31 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1077602

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Television Companies: Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many television production companies in each geographic region of the UK claimed corporation tax relief in the last 12 months for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	226139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>Details of the film production companies that have claimed corporation tax relief cannot be released because of HMRC’s duty of taxpayer confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on the creative industries corporation tax reliefs, including film, theatre, video games, high-end television, children’s television and animation. The latest release of this publication can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-july-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/creative-industries-statistics-july-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>A breakdown of these tax reliefs by geographic region is only available at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 226136 226137 226138 question first answered 06/03/2019 17:00:31 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1077604

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Overseas Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many crown servants abroad claimed foreign service allowance in the last 12 months for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	226140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text <p>The information is not held. HMRC bases its published relief values on expenditure amounts supplied by other Departments but does not collect information on the number of people receiving the allowances.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/03/2019 16:44:46 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1077610

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Professional Organisations: Subscriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the professional subscriptions that are currently exempt from income tax.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	226141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2019 answer text The list of professional bodies where fees and subscriptions are exempt from income tax is available to view at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professional-bodies-approved-for-tax-relief-list-3" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professional-bodies-approved-for-tax-relief-list-3</a>a answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/03/2019 16:49:20 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd