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1147019

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Solar Power: 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 effect on the environment of the increase in VAT on materials used for solar installations to 20 per cent.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	292302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to greening our economy and designed the changes for energy-saving materials to retain as much of the VAT relief as possible for UK households, while complying with EU law. It is anticipated these changes will have a negligible environmental impact.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK remains a member of the EU, the Government is obliged to make these changes. It may be possible to amend these rules once the UK has left the EU.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 292304 question first answered 03/10/2019 13:13:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1147020

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect on the environment of an increase in VAT on fossil fuels.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	292303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has no current plans to increase VAT on fossil fuels. All taxes are kept under review and decisions on tax and their impact are considered as part of the normal fiscal policy making process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and has commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Climate Change Act 2008, as well as the Paris Agreement, which was ratified in November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/10/2019 14:48:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1147021

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Solar Power: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department assessed the environmental impact of increasing VAT on materials used for solar installations prior to making that decision.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	292304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to greening our economy and designed the changes for energy-saving materials to retain as much of the VAT relief as possible for UK households, while complying with EU law. It is anticipated these changes will have a negligible environmental impact.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK remains a member of the EU, the Government is obliged to make these changes. It may be possible to amend these rules once the UK has left the EU.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 292302 question first answered 03/10/2019 13:13:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1148264

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Solar Power: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 3 October 2019 to Questions 292302 and 292304, what the evidential basis is for the conclusion that VAT changes to materials used for solar installations will have a negligible environmental impact.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	294233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The changes to the VAT rules for energy-saving materials are expected to affect a relatively small number of installations. It is therefore anticipated that there will be a negligible impact on the environment.</p><p> </p><p>Around 1,500 future installations of solar panels, energy-saving boilers and wind turbines are expected to be affected annually, plus some other smaller scale items. This represents less than 5% of the value of all installations currently eligible for the reduced rate. The changes are expected to have a negligible impact on the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>A Tax Information and Impact Note was published by HMRC on GOV.UK on 10 July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2019 07:36:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1187592

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether employers will incur any (a) costs or (b) conditions as a result of accessing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	34398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is designed to help firms that have been severely affected by coronavirus to retain their employees and protect the UK economy. The scheme is open to all UK employers providing they have created and started a PAYE payroll scheme on or before 19 March 2020 and have a UK bank account.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has designed this package to be straightforward and comprehensive for businesses. Employers can claim a grant for the associated Employer National Insurance contributions and pension contributions (up to the level of minimum automatic enrolment employer pension contribution) on the subsidised furlough pay.</p><p> </p><p>Full guidance for employers, including the requirements on businesses, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 34372 question first answered 21/04/2020 15:48:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris