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registered interest
date	06/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the UK FinTech industry paid the Exchequer in tax revenue in (a) 2017-18 and (b) 2016-17 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	261178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes annual statistics relating to income tax, VAT and corporation tax by industry (including the Financial and Insurance Activities Sector). However, HMRC cannot identify receipts from the UK FinTech industry specifically.</p><p> </p><p>For other taxes, industry-level information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>For business rates, the Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government collects data only at local authority level and is unable to provide a breakdown by industry.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/06/2019 07:46:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

444552

registered interest
date	13/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Taxation
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 implications for the UK of any introduction of a financial transaction tax under the EU enhanced co-operation procedure.
tabling member constituency	South Dorset
tabling member printed	Richard Drax
uin	22411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The Member States participating in negotiations to introduce a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) under enhanced co-operation are yet to agree many fundamental aspects of the tax. Until these are agreed the implications for the UK will not be clear.</p><br /><p>The Chancellor has been clear since the enhanced co-operation FTT was first proposed that any new tax must respect the rights of non-participating Member States, including the UK. We continue to follow the negotiations closely, and remain prepared to challenge the FTT at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) if our legal concerns with the Commission’s original proposal are not addressed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/01/2016 16:20:43 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4132 label Biography information for Richard Drax

422530

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on the introduction of a financial transaction tax in (a) the UK and (b) partnership with other taxation authorities.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	12531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK has a financial transaction tax. Stamp tax on shares raises significant revenue from transactions in UK equities.</p><br /><p>The UK has no plans to introduce a financial transaction tax in partnership with other tax authorities. Such a tax would only be effective if applied globally, and there is currently no prospect of global agreement.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/10/2015 14:57:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

178837

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Taxation
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 revenues to the Exchequer arising from an EU financial transaction tax.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	223995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 31 January 2013, Official Report, column 924W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/02/2015 16:54:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

100670

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received from (a) business organisations and (b) trades unions about (i) economic integration within the EU and (ii) the proposed introduction of a financial transaction tax.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	211667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials receive a wide variety of representations from organisations in both the public and private sectors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published quarterly and are available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/minister_hospitality.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 30/10/2014 16:52:38 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

91248

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government spent on bringing a legal challenge against the European Council on the decision to establish enhanced cooperation to implement a Financial Transaction Tax; what proportion of the total cost is (a) costs the UK will have to pay as a result of having lost the legal challenge, (b) staff time, (c) transport to and from Brussels, (d) legal fees and (e) other costs; what the names are of any external lawyers employed on this case; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	208809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>By convention, Institutions and Member States do not seek to enforce costs against each other, and therefore the UK will not pay any Court costs. There were no travel costs to and from Brussels related to the legal challenge. On legal fees, the UK has paid £67,808 for external legal counsel. Information on staff time and other costs is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/10/2014 14:43:42 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

64660

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what modelling (a) his Department and (b) the Office for Budget Responsibility has made of the financial effect of a tax levied on financial transactions.
tabling member constituency	Holborn and St Pancras
tabling member printed	Frank Dobson
uin	203149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given on 11 March 2013, <em>Hansard</em>, column 38W.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 07/07/2014 15:02:10 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	180 label Biography information for Frank Dobson