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802693

registered interest
date	11/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Life Sciences: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 12 of the life sciences sector deal, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the £20 million of planned patient capital investment in the life sciences sector will provide benefits for the (a) public finances and (b) NHS.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	118242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>At Budget, the Government announced the outcome of the Patient Capital Review, setting out an action plan to unlock £20 billion of new investment to finance growth in innovative firms. The Government will set-up a new £2.5 billion subsidiary of the British Business Bank, expand tax-relief schemes and remove regulatory barriers to encourage long-term investment from pension funds. The subsidiary of the British Business Bank will operate on a commercial basis and will be set up with the intention to float or sell it once it has a sufficient track record. This action plan will benefit a range of sectors including the life sciences sector to commercialize research, develop new technologies and support other forms of innovation.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 6 December, the Government and the life sciences sector have agreed a transformative billion-pound Sector Deal worth close to £2.5bn of investment in innovative new treatments and medical technologies that will improve patient lives and drive economic growth in the UK. The Deal commits an expected £1.5bn from private and charitable sectors. The Life Sciences Sector Deal Implementation Board will agree implementation plans for each section of the Deal including agreed success metrics. The NHS will be represented on that board.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/12/2017 17:04:54 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

802924

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
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, what steps he is taking to ensure that no parents, particularly those on low incomes, will receive less financial support with tax-free childcare than they would with childcare vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	118344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting working families with the cost of childcare. We are doubling the free childcare available to working parents of 3&amp;4 year olds to 30 hours a week, saving them around £5,000 a year per child. In 2019/20 we will be spending around £6bn on childcare support – a record amount.</p><p>Childcare vouchers are only offered by a minority of employers and are unavailable to self-employed parents, or those who do not earn enough to participate in salary sacrifice schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare is designed to be fairer and better targeted. It will have a far wider reach than vouchers and is expected to benefit over 1 million working households. The minimum income level of just over £120 a week will support those parents earning the National Living Wage who are unable to use childcare vouchers. Under Tax Free Childcare many self-employed parents can get help with childcare costs for the first time.</p><p> </p><p>Parents currently using vouchers will be able to continue using them, if they prefer, while they continue to work for the same employer and that employer continues to offer them.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/12/2017 15:03:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

802956

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Arrears
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many of the 260 employers named by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for non-compliance with the national minimum wage on 8 December 2017 identified further arrears, not included in the sum of arrears for which they were named, under the self-correction mechanism introduced by HM Revenue and Customs in 2015; what the combined total was of such further, self-corrected arrears; and to how many workers such arrears were owed.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	118376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2017 answer text <p>The government are determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum and National Living Wage (NMW) receives it. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HMRC review all complaints that are referred to them.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 260 employers named on 8 December 2017, 39 employers were instructed to self-correct further arrears. The further arrears identified came to a total of £1,011,190 which was owed to 21,495 workers.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC always takes action to ensure workers receive what they are entitled to, and has robust assurance processes in place to make sure that all employers fully repay their workers. If HMRC believes that the employer has not self-corrected completely, or becomes aware of another NMW risk, the employer will be investigated again.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/12/2017 16:47:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

803008

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Charitable Donations: VAT
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 amount accrued to the public purse from VAT on phone-call donations to charity in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	118428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>This level of detail is not requested on VAT returns and therefore we do not have data available on how much revenue is raised from VAT on phone charges for making donations to charities. There is no VAT on the donations.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/12/2017 16:55:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

803022

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Customs Declaration Services Programme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Customs Declaration Service for managing customs declarations at UK borders will be fully operational by March 2019.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL3987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>While the timetable remains tight, HMRC remains on track to deliver the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) by January 2019, and is hitting its critical milestones.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2017 13:58:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

803023

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight system for managing customs declarations at UK borders will be capable of managing the volume of customs declarations in 2019–20 and 2020–21 if required.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL3988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>HMRC is ensuring that the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system and its replacement, the Customs Declaration Service (CDS), will be capable of managing the volume of declarations that is expected when the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2017 13:59:29 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

803024

registered interest
date	08/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK-based freight forwarding companies have Authorised Economic Operator status; and what support HMRC are providing to help such companies secure that status.
tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
uin	HL3989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text There are currently 623 businesses in the UK who hold a valid Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) authorisation. HMRC does not capture data on the role of the authorisation holder in the supply chain so cannot provide the number of AEO status traders who are freight forwarding companies. The AEO programme is currently only available to businesses involved in the international supply chain; these businesses may also be involved in EU trade. HMRC offers substantial guidance on AEO on the Gov.uk website, additional guidance and learning modules are available on the EU web pages. HMRC also offers a helpdesk via email and telephone. answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2017 13:59:15 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

802499

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact on the NHS of their decision to freeze duties on alcohol other than white cider.
tabling member printed	Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
uin	HL3961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The costing of Budget measures includes only the direct consequences of those measures.</p><p> </p><p>The government does not attempt to quantify the indirect effects of Budget measures, such as the impact on the NHS, as those are dependent on many dynamic factors that are not feasible to accurately model.</p><p> </p><p>This is accordance with the methodology endorsed by the Office of Budget Responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury does consult with the Department of Health, the NHS and other public health bodies on alcohol duties, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 21/12/2017 12:50:32 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3335 label Biography information for Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe

802514

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they retain a definitive list of countries suspected of money laundering; and if so, which countries are specified on that list.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL3976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of tackling tax evasion and avoidance and ensuring tax transparency internationally. The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes marks an important step in our ongoing efforts on this agenda.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has been working constructively with European partners on the EU list. Finance Ministers endorsed the list at the December Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, the EU has also established, as provided for by Directive 2015/849 (EU), a list of third countries with strategic deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regimes that pose significant threats to the financial system of the EU. Within the UK, firms that are regulated through the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 are required to apply enhanced due diligence measures in relation to a business relationship or transaction with any person established in such a country.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3946 question first answered 14/12/2017 15:06:40 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

802527

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sugar: 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 merits of hypothecating taxes raised from a sugar tax for the purposes of improving healthcare outcomes in childhood.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	118077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The government is not currently minded to implement a general sugar tax and therefore has not made an assessment of the hypothecation of the revenue from such a tax.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/12/2017 15:06:44 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane