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1137730

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
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, if he will ensure that economic operators who are unable to comply with the Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019 due to software issues will not be penalised.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	275233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019 require the movement of tobacco products to be recorded by economic operators through the supply chain.</p><p>Tobacco manufacturers are required to provide economic operators with the software necessary to record movements.</p><p> </p><p>If an economic operator is unable to comply with the Regulations due to software issues, HM Revenue &amp; Customs will consider what action to take on a case-by-case basis according to the facts of the particular case.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/07/2019 12:41:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1137737

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support self-employed professionals and consultants.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	275231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting self-employed professionals and consultants. From April 2019, the UK will have increased its Personal Allowance by over 90% in less than a decade. The self-employed have also been given access to the full rate of the new State Pension, worth over £2,000 a year more to a self-employed individual than under the previous system.</p><p> </p><p>Budget 2018 announced that the Government is extending the New Enterprise Allowance, to help people start a business; introducing a £10m pilot to support self-employed training; and equalising the treatment of all self-employed people with respect to the Universal Credit Minimum Income Floor.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2019 10:04:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1137798

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
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 effect of capping public sector redundancy payouts at £95,000 on (a) long-serving, (b) low income and (c) middle income public sector workers.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	275178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The government was clear during the passage of the primary legislation that the cap will have no impact on the large majority of public sector workers. We accept that there will be some circumstances where it is necessary or desirable to relax the cap. The waiver is in place for use in exceptional situations, including where imposing the cap would cause genuine hardship.</p><p> </p><p>An impact assessment was conducted and published in the 2016 consultation ahead of the primary legislation. A further equalities assessment will be conducted on the final version of the legislation. The government is currently considering responses to the consultation on the draft regulations to implement the public sector exit payment cap and will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/07/2019 11:32:54 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1137809

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Climate Change
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 merits of imposing taxes on polluting goods to tackle climate change.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	275212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has legislated to amend its long-term greenhouse gas emissions target to reach net zero by 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has a number of policies in place to tax polluting goods in order to tackle climate change. These include the Carbon Price Support rate, a tax on fossil fuels used in power generation, and the Climate Change Levy, a tax on businesses’ consumption of gas, electricity and solid fuels.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/07/2019 11:03:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1137813

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Railways: Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the funding of the outline business case for the Midlands Rail hub; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	275114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Transport regularly discuss a variety of transport proposals. The Department for Transport is currently reviewing the Strategic Outline Business Case for the proposed Midlands Rail Hub, including the request for funding to undertake an Outline Business Case.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/07/2019 14:32:45 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

1137893

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that employees are not inadvertently penalised because of incorrect earning reports by employers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	275158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>HMRC continually monitor the data provided by employers through Real Time Information (RTI) to understand issues, drive improvements and help employers ensure their returns are correct. While incorrect data is sometimes submitted, HMRC systems have been designed to use different mixes of that data to match records correctly where possible. HMRC and DWP work together to ensure that any issues with data are resolved quickly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/07/2019 09:49:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1137486

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Publishing: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential effect on authors of removing VAT from the sale of e-books.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	274512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including Value Added Tax (VAT).</p><p> </p><p>Amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and e-publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations. Any representations on this issue, including those from authors and their representatives, will be considered as part of the fiscal events process.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/07/2019 14:30:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1137525

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking through the business rate system to support large retailers that act as anchor stores.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	274605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>From April 2018 the Government switched the annual indexation of the business rates multiplier from RPI to the lower rate of CPI inflation.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This change is worth almost £6bn over the next five years and benefits all ratepayers, large and small.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also increasing the frequency of property revaluations, from every five years to every three, so that bills are fairer and more closely reflect properties’ current rental values.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/07/2019 08:35:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1137526

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve the protection of funds held by companies for prepaid funerals.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	274606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury launched a call for evidence on the regulation of pre-paid funeral plans in June 2018. The call for evidence has confirmed that consumer detriment is present in the pre-paid funeral plan sector and that there is broad demand for the sector to come under compulsory regulation.</p><p> </p><p>Consequently, the government intends to bring the pre-paid funeral plan market within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority and is currently consulting on the proposed legislative framework to implement this proposal. This will allow the FCA to establish a robust regulatory regime which will apply to all funeral plan providers, and improve protection for consumers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/07/2019 09:53:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1137542

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
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 estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of disapplying the 2019 Loan Charge to loans made before the Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 received Royal Assent.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	274513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>An estimate of the cost of amending the loan charge to remove loans made before 2017 is not available. The loan charge was legislated in the Finance (No.2) Act 2017 and is part of a package which was estimated to yield £3.2 billion over five years.</p><p>HMRC have written directly to scheme users identified through their compliance work, IT records and tax return data. This includes individual scheme users, employers and company directors.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HMRC have actively encouraged DR scheme users to come forward through their regular contact with taxpayers, and seek to increase awareness through their series of Spotlight publications, social media activity, and webinars.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are not aware of any individuals affected whom they have not yet contacted.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 274514 question first answered 11/07/2019 08:33:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park