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1664623

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: VAT
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 impact of the VAT charged on alcohol supplied by (a) pubs and (b) supermarkets on the level of competition between those sectors.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	202476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services, including alcohol sold at both pubs and supermarkets. Exceptions to the standard rate have always been limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the vital role the hospitality industry plays in the UK economy. We have implemented a new alcohol duty system on 1 August, which also has many benefits for pubs. The new Draught Relief provides a significant duty discount on alcohol sold in containers of 20 litres or more, in pubs and other on-trade venues. As well as this, the Government’s ‘Brexit Pubs Guarantee,’ confirms that the duty on a draught pint will always be lower than its equivalent in a supermarket.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to keep all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/10/2023 13:55:54 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1434261

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: VAT
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 potential impact of lowered VAT on (a) beer, (b) cider and (c) other alcoholic beverages will have on rates of harmful drinking among (i) young people and (ii) other age groups in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	127548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text VAT is a tax on consumption. The standard rate of 20 per cent applies to most goods and services, including alcoholic beverages such as beer and cider. The Government has no plans to review this VAT treatment. answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/03/2022 11:47:06 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1365384

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: VAT
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 potential impact of the proposed VAT cut on the sale beer and cider on (a) small businesses and (b) breweries which do not supply their products in containers over 40 litres in capacity.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	68226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The Treasury welcomes views from industry on the qualifying criteria for the duty relief on draught beer and cider. We will discuss this further with industry groups as part of our alcohol duty review consultation process.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 68227 question first answered 08/11/2021 11:46:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1365385

registered interest
date	02/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to remove the 40 litre and over threshold from the proposed cut to VAT on the sale beer and cider.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	68227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The Treasury welcomes views from industry on the qualifying criteria for the duty relief on draught beer and cider. We will discuss this further with industry groups as part of our alcohol duty review consultation process.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 68226 question first answered 08/11/2021 11:46:33 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1287312

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: VAT
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 potential merits of reducing VAT on sales of alcohol to support the pub industry.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	155161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced on 15 July to support the cash flow and viability of over 150,000 businesses and protect 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors, and is due to run until 31 March 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also announced a significant support package to help businesses from a whole range of sectors through the winter months, which includes an extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, an extension of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant, and an extension of the application window for the Government-backed loan schemes. Alcohol duty was frozen at Budget 2020 to help pubs and the alcoholic drinks sector.</p><p> </p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, and any future tax decisions will be made at Budget. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/03/2021 13:08:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

383779

registered interest
date	18/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce the rate of VAT on (a) alcohol sold in the hospitality sector and (b) alcohol served with a meal in the hospitality sector.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	3088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s position on this issue was set out during the Westminster Hall debate on this topic on 17 March 2015.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 23/06/2015 16:10:44 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey