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registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Defibrillators: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to review legislation related to VAT paid on community-purchased defibrillators after the UK leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	123106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The current legal framework limits the VAT exemptions we can apply to defibrillators. Although there may be opportunities to make changes to the VAT system in the future there will be no immediate changes to our relationship with the EU until we have left.</p><p> </p><p>However, we recognise that provision of defibrillators could help those who have a cardiac arrest outside a hospital setting. The government maintains several VAT reliefs to aid purchases of defibrillators, including purchases made by local authorities and those made through voluntary contributions which are donated to eligible charities or the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 19/01/2018 14:01:01 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

805328

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Defibrillators: VAT
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 accrued to the public purse from VAT on community-purchased defibrillators in each of the last five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	119000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>This level of detail is not required on VAT returns, so there is not data available on how much revenue is raised on the purchase of particular products.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/12/2017 16:33:48 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767402

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Defibrillators: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of removing value added tax from community-purchased defibrillators.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The current legal framework limits the VAT exemptions the Government can apply. The Government does maintain several VAT reliefs to aid purchases of defibrillators. These include VAT refunds of purchases made by local authorities and VAT relief for purchases made through voluntary contributions which are donated to eligible charities or the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/10/2017 11:29:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

758062

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Insurance: Plain English
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that the terms and conditions of insurance policies are drafted in plan English to facilitate consumer understanding.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	9036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The readability of the terms and conditions set out in life insurance policies falls within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). As such, HM Treasury has not conducted research into this topic.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is the UK’s conduct of business regulator and is an independent public body. The FCA has confirmed that it will provide a written response to the Member’s question. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 8661 question first answered 13/09/2017 15:13:50 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757398

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Life Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what research his Department has conducted into the readability of the terms and conditions set out in life insurance policies.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	8661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The readability of the terms and conditions set out in life insurance policies falls within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). As such, HM Treasury has not conducted research into this topic.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is the UK’s conduct of business regulator and is an independent public body. The FCA has confirmed that it will provide a written response to the Member’s question. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 9036 question first answered 13/09/2017 15:13:49 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker