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1038444

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with other Departments on providing fiscal support to the providers of public services for changes to their costs in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a negotiated deal.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	206791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>As a responsible government, we are committed to ensuring all necessary preparations are made before the UK’s departure from the EU in March, for all scenarios - including ‘no deal’.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor announced an additional £1.5bn in both 2018/19 and 2019/20 to help departments and the devolved administrations prepare for all Brexit scenarios; for 2019/20, this was further increased by £500m at Budget 2018, to £2bn. A full breakdown of the 2018/19 allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement HCWS540, laid before Parliament on the 13th March 2018: (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/)" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/)</a></p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of the 2019/20 allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1205, laid before Parliament on the 19th December 2018: (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205</a>/)</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is in regular discussions with departments regarding their EU-exit preparations; any specific queries relating to the preparations of individual departments or public-sector providers should be made to the department in question.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 206792 question first answered 14/01/2019 10:53:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1038445

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
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 additional expenditure that will be required in each Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a negotiated deal.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	206792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>As a responsible government, we are committed to ensuring all necessary preparations are made before the UK’s departure from the EU in March, for all scenarios - including ‘no deal’.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017, the Chancellor announced an additional £1.5bn in both 2018/19 and 2019/20 to help departments and the devolved administrations prepare for all Brexit scenarios; for 2019/20, this was further increased by £500m at Budget 2018, to £2bn. A full breakdown of the 2018/19 allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement HCWS540, laid before Parliament on the 13th March 2018: (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/)" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/)</a></p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of the 2019/20 allocations can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement HCWS1205, laid before Parliament on the 19th December 2018: (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-12-18/HCWS1205</a>/)</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is in regular discussions with departments regarding their EU-exit preparations; any specific queries relating to the preparations of individual departments or public-sector providers should be made to the department in question.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 206791 question first answered 14/01/2019 10:53:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1038449

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department (a) is taking to implement track and trace in plain packaging and (b) plans to take to ensure track and trace provides maximum (i) traceability and (ii) revenue collection.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	206871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) has conducted a competitive tendering exercise to appoint an independent ID issuer who will be responsible for the issue of unique tracking codes and operator identifiers. The tender documentation specified that bids must comply with the EU Tobacco Products Directive and Implementing Regulations. This will enable traceability from the point of manufacture or importation to the first retail outlet, and ensures independence from the tobacco industry. Details of the successful bidder will be announced as soon as the contractual arrangements are finalised.</p><p> </p><p>The track and trace system is not a revenue collection system, however when used alongside existing controls it will help enforcement officers identify non duty paid tobacco products and take action against those responsible.</p><p> </p><p>The implementing legislation for the EU Directive specifies strict and comprehensive criteria by which independence from the tobacco industry is determined. This criteria has been, and will continue to be met at all times. While HMRC has no plans to publish representations made by the tobacco industry as they may contain taxpayer or commercially sensitive information, details of meetings between HMRC officials and the tobacco industry are published on gov.uk. This includes meetings to discuss points of detail on the track and trace system, such as the specific placement of the unique ID codes on the packs.</p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-revenue-customs-officials-meetings-with-tobacco-stakeholders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-revenue-customs-officials-meetings-with-tobacco-stakeholders</a> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 206872 question first answered 14/01/2019 10:32:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1038451

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2018 to Question 176456 on Tobacco: Smuggling, if his Department will publish the details of representations made by the tobacco industry on the issue of the implementation of the tobacco track and trace system.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	206872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) has conducted a competitive tendering exercise to appoint an independent ID issuer who will be responsible for the issue of unique tracking codes and operator identifiers. The tender documentation specified that bids must comply with the EU Tobacco Products Directive and Implementing Regulations. This will enable traceability from the point of manufacture or importation to the first retail outlet, and ensures independence from the tobacco industry. Details of the successful bidder will be announced as soon as the contractual arrangements are finalised.</p><p> </p><p>The track and trace system is not a revenue collection system, however when used alongside existing controls it will help enforcement officers identify non duty paid tobacco products and take action against those responsible.</p><p> </p><p>The implementing legislation for the EU Directive specifies strict and comprehensive criteria by which independence from the tobacco industry is determined. This criteria has been, and will continue to be met at all times. While HMRC has no plans to publish representations made by the tobacco industry as they may contain taxpayer or commercially sensitive information, details of meetings between HMRC officials and the tobacco industry are published on gov.uk. This includes meetings to discuss points of detail on the track and trace system, such as the specific placement of the unique ID codes on the packs.</p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-revenue-customs-officials-meetings-with-tobacco-stakeholders" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-revenue-customs-officials-meetings-with-tobacco-stakeholders</a> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 206871 question first answered 14/01/2019 10:32:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1038452

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the maintenance of the UK’s position as an international leader in illicit tobacco control after the UK leaves the EU; and what plans he has to implement the provisions of the WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	206873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The government recognises that the trade in illicit tobacco is a global problem that requires a global solution. On 27 June 2018, the UK ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Protocol, an important international agreement that promotes a framework of regulation and cooperation to tackle the illicit trade.</p><p> </p><p>The government remains fully committed to the Protocol and to working with other Parties, including the EU Commission, to ensure its global implementation. HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) will continue to take an active role supporting the FCTC Secretariat’s work programme, sharing expertise and supporting other Parties work towards implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Parliament passed legislation to implement all compulsory elements of the Protocol prior to the UK’s ratification. A track and trace system, as required by Article 8 of the Protocol, is being introduced under requirements of the Tobacco Products Directive 2014/40.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HMRC continues to maintain its worldwide network of Fiscal Crime Liaison Officers (FCLOs), who work with overseas authorities to tackle tobacco smuggling. They particularly focus on facilitating upstream seizures of illicit tobacco destined for the UK and remain an integral part of HMRC’s anti-illicit strategy.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/01/2019 10:48:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1037277

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
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 transferring the proceeds of vehicle excise duties raised in the Greater London Authority area to London local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Hornchurch and Upminster
tabling member printed	Julia Lopez
uin	908473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The government has committed to hypothecate Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) in England from 2020-21 into the National Roads Fund (NRF), providing long-term certainty for roads investment. This will be used to maintain the country’s main arterial routes and enhance national road connectivity.</p><p> </p><p>Devolving VED to London would undermine the purpose of the NRF to deliver nationally significant schemes across the strategic road network, including those in London such as the M25 and some recently announced Major Road Network candidates which will also be funded by the NRF.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/01/2019 16:54:55 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez

1037773

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	BBC: Off-payroll Working
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 implications for his tax policies of the conclusions of the report entitled the BBC’s engagement with personal service companies, published by the National Audit Office in November 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	206274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The National Audit Office (NAO) report concerns one organisation’s use of personal service companies over the last two decades, concluding with its experience of implementing the April 2017 reform of the off-payroll working rules in the public sector. The report does not comment on the off-payroll working rules themselves.</p><p> </p><p>The off-payroll working rules ensure that individuals who work through their own personal service company, and would have been an employee had they provided their services directly, pay broadly the same tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) as other employees. The rules do not affect the genuinely self-employed.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/01/2019 14:26:53 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1037836

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Distributed Ledger Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) fiscal and (b) regulatory steps his Department is taking to (i) support UK and (ii) encourage overseas blockchain and crypto-based companies establish themselves in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	206446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has invested over £10 million through Innovate UK and the research councils to support a wide variety of DLT related projects. The Government has also created a £20 million GovTech Catalyst Fund to explore technology-based solutions for public sector challenges, potentially including the use of DLT.</p><p> </p><p>The Government set out its approach to cryptoassets and the underlying distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the report of the Cryptoassets Taskforce<sub><sub>[1]</sub></sub>. The Government wants to encourage responsible development of legitimate distributed ledger technology (DLT) and cryptoasset-related activity in the UK, while also mitigating risks.</p><p> </p><p>The financial regulators continue to provide a platform that facilitates innovation and the development of new technologies in the financial system. For example, the Financial Conduct Authority has accepted a significant number of DLT-based projects into its Regulatory Sandbox. The Bank of England has also committed to ensure that its new RTGS service will be compatible with DLT-based payment systems.</p><p>[1] The full report of the HM Treasury/Financial Conduct Authority/Bank of England Cryptoassets Taskforce is available here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752070/cryptoassets_taskforce_final_report_final_web.pdf</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/01/2019 11:18:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1037884

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tax incentives are in place to support the development and take-up of electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	206369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The government uses the tax system to encourage the development and take-up of cars with low carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions to meet our legally binding CO<sub>2</sub> targets and our ambition for the majority of all new cars and vans sold to be 100% zero emission by 2040.</p><p> </p><p>Zero emission cars attract favourable rates of both Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) and company car tax. For example, on first registration, a zero-emission car is not liable to pay any VED, whilst the most polluting models attract a VED rate of over £2,000.</p><p> </p><p>The government has also recently responded to the consultation on reforming the VED system for vans. This confirmed that from April 2021 zero and ultra low emission vans will receive a significant VED discount compared to conventionally fuelled alternatives.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/01/2019 10:51:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1037891

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress has been made on abolishing VAT on sanitary products.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	206398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to applying a zero rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) to women’s sanitary products in the UK at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2018, the European Commission brought forward a legislative proposal to enhance Member States’ flexibility to apply reduced and zero rates of VAT. This proposal remains under discussion in the EU and, if it is agreed by Member States, would give the UK the legal ability to zero rate women’s sanitary products.</p><p> </p><p>The Romanian Presidency has stated its intention to progress negotiations on this proposal during its current term.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/01/2019 14:21:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss