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1218595

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) extend and (b) review the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to ensure people working in the aviation industry are effectively supported.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	66040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenging times facing the aviation sector as a result of COVID-19. Firms experiencing difficulties as a result of COVID-19 can draw upon the unprecedented package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills, and financial support for employees.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is a temporary scheme in place for 8 months starting from 1 March and ending at the end of October.</p><p> </p><p>As of midnight 28 June 2020, the CJRS has helped 1.1 million employers across the UK furlough 9.3 million jobs, protecting people’s livelihoods.</p><p> </p><p>As the Chancellor set out in his letter to the aviation sector, should individual firms still find themselves in difficulty after exhausting all other options, the Government is prepared to enter negotiations with them as a last resort. Any intervention would need to represent value for money for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 08:50:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1218606

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cooperatives: Coronavirus
	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 implications for his policies of Co-operatives UK’s campaign to build back better following the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	66044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value of co-operatives, and the contribution they make to all sectors of the economy. The first phase of our economic response has seen us take unprecedented steps to support the economy through the crisis; to keep as many people as possible in their existing jobs, to support viable businesses, including co-operatives, to stay afloat, and to protect the incomes of the most vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>As we start to open the economy up and we look forward, our energies will focus on planning for the recovery, we will consider how best to support the economic recovery. We will develop new measures to grow the economy, to back business, including co-operatives, to boost skills, and to help people thrive in the new post-Covid world. We will continue to consider how we can best support the co-operative sector to reach its potential, and welcome the views of Co-operatives UK and others in the sector as we do.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 66045 question first answered 06/07/2020 07:53:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1220926

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: VAT
	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 treating mechanical ventilation with heat recovery as an energy saving measure in order for such ventilation to qualify for a reduced rate of VAT.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	69527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>Until the transition period negotiated as part of the Withdrawal Agreement is complete, the current UK VAT rules will continue to apply.</p><p> </p><p>However, HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs are working closely together to consider any changes that may be needed to ensure that the VAT system supports the Government’s objectives for both the Net Zero Review and its wider fiscal and economic strategy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2020 13:45:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1225810

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Plastics: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made in reviewing the benefits of the use of renewable plant-based plastics; and whether he plans to complete that review in time to inform the treatment of those plastics under the proposed plastic packaging tax.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	75278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>The departments for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are in the process of analysing responses to their call for evidence on setting standards for biodegradable, compostable and bio-based plastics as part of the Bioeconomy Strategy. This will also reinforce the Government’s understanding of their environmental impact of their wider adoption.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the current consultation on the Plastic Packaging Tax, the Government decided not to pre-judge the outcome of this work by having any special treatment for these types of plastics, which could encourage wider adoption of them. This is also in line with the majority view to the first consultation on the tax conducted in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will keep their treatment within the tax under review throughout the process of introduction in April 2022 and following this to ensure the tax continues to deliver on the Government’s environmental objectives.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 76679 question first answered 23/07/2020 10:46:14 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1226259

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Plastics: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure the decision on the treatment of the full life cycle of renewable, plant based plastics under the proposed plastic packaging tax will support the Government’s wider carbon reduction and climate change goals; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	76679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>The departments for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are in the process of analysing responses to their call for evidence on setting standards for biodegradable, compostable and bio-based plastics as part of the Bioeconomy Strategy. This will also reinforce the Government’s understanding of their environmental impact of their wider adoption.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the current consultation on the Plastic Packaging Tax, the Government decided not to pre-judge the outcome of this work by having any special treatment for these types of plastics, which could encourage wider adoption of them. This is also in line with the majority view to the first consultation on the tax conducted in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will keep their treatment within the tax under review throughout the process of introduction in April 2022 and following this to ensure the tax continues to deliver on the Government’s environmental objectives.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 75278 question first answered 23/07/2020 10:46:14 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1249190

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the stamp duty holiday for six to 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	112039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The temporary increase in the Stamp Duty Land Tax nil rate band was designed to create immediate momentum within the property market, where property transactions fell by as much as 50 per cent during the COVID-19 lockdown. The downturn in the market meant that the future was uncertain for many people whose jobs relied on custom from the property industry. There are already early signs that demand and transactions have increased, and are continuing to rise, since the increase to the SDLT nil rate band was announced in July.</p><p> </p><p>As the relief was designed to provide an immediate stimulus to the property market, the Government does not plan to extend this relief and will continue to monitor the property market.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/11/2020 13:32:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1249276

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Coronavirus
	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 moving the trigger point for the Stamp Duty holiday from the date of completion to the date of sale.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	112042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Stamp Duty Land Tax temporary rates apply to transactions completed or substantially performed between 8 July 2020 and 31 March 2021. A transaction is substantially performed where the buyer has paid 90% of the purchase price, or where they have possession of the whole or substantially the whole of the property.</p><p> </p><p>Completion and substantial performance are recognised legal concepts and using them as trigger points for Stamp Duty Land Tax provides certainty to consumers and to HMRC. There is no standard definition of a point of sale in a housing transaction and so moving the trigger point for a transaction to the date of sale would lead to uncertainty and confusion among home buyers. This lack of certainty would also mean that such a trigger point would be open to abuse.</p><p> </p><p>As with all tax policy, the Government continues to monitor the impact of the SDLT temporary rates.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/11/2020 13:29:45 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1256018

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to create a positive environment for investment in the UK after the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	121245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government will maintain a competitive tax environment for business, ensuring the UK remains one of the most attractive places in the world to invest, start and grow a business.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, last month the Government announced a year-long extension to the £1 million temporary cap of the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA). The AIA provides firms 100% same year tax relief on qualifying capital expenditure, up to a fixed limit; and it responds to the needs of business, providing further upfront support for investment in 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2020 16:35:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1258670

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pensions: Uprating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the outcome of the consultation on the Reform to Retail Prices Index (RPI), published on 25 November 2020. what steps the Government plans to take to (a) protect the lifetime value of people’s defined benefit pension savings which are RPI-linked from 2030 and (b) maintain confidence in defined benefit pension schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	126013
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>On 25 November, the Government and UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) published their response to the consultation on the timing of reform to the Retail Prices Index (RPI). Owing to shortcomings in its calculation, UKSA intends to bring the methods and data sources of the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) into RPI.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and UKSA are mindful of the widespread use of RPI in the economy, and, as such, sought views in the consultation on the broader impacts of reform. The Government and UKSA received approximately 550 responses from members of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes whose benefits are linked to RPI.</p><p> </p><p>It is apparent that some DB pension schemes members will be affected by UKSA’s reform. The effect of reform on the members of such schemes will depend on whether their benefits are linked to RPI under the trust deed and rules of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The announcement in the response by the Chancellor and UKSA Chair means that reform will not be implemented before 2030. The Government keeps the occupational pensions system under review and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>For further information please see the consultation response at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-the-reform-to-retail-prices-index-rpi-methodology" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-the-reform-to-retail-prices-index-rpi-methodology</a>.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/12/2020 13:22:00 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1274674

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Buildings: VAT
	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 reducing the VAT rate on building refurbishment works to zero.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	134418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text The Government already maintains a reduced rate of VAT at five per cent, subject to certain conditions, for residential renovations.<p> </p><p>Introducing a zero rate of VAT would come at a significant cost to the Exchequer, estimated at about £4 billion per year, which would have to be balanced by a reduction in public spending, higher borrowing or increased taxation elsewhere. While the Government keeps all taxes under review, there are no plans to change the VAT treatment of the repair and renovation of buildings.A</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 134445 question first answered 13/01/2021 15:43:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker