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914757

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coinage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to commission a commemorative 50p coin to mark the UK leaving the EU on 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	148989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The independent Royal Mint Advisory Committee on the Design of Coins, Medals, Seals and Decorations (RMAC), established in 1922, is the body responsible for the development of the nation’s coin themes and designs. Themes and designs are selected by this body to commemorate a selection of significant anniversaries and events relating to the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has passed the suggestion of commemorating the UK leaving the EU on a coin to the Committee for consideration.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/06/2018 16:02:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

914761

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reduce the rate of VAT charged on work to reclad tower blocks resulting from the Grenfell Tower fire.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	149092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>On 16 May the government announced that it will fully fund the removal and replacement of potentially dangerous ACM cladding on residential social housing buildings, which are over 18 metres tall and owned by social landlords. This commitment is estimated to cost £400 million.</p><p> </p><p>In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the government also established a comprehensive building safety programme and made it clear that aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding on buildings over 18 meters which was not compliant with building regulations guidance should be remediated by the building owners. The government has provided £1m in financial support to help local authorities identify high-rise private residential buildings with unsafe cladding. This work will ensure that hazards in high rise residential buildings are addressed and the government continues to work closely with local authorities, building owners and leaseholder groups to establish what more can be done.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 149093 question first answered 11/06/2018 16:22:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

914762

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of VAT which will be accrued to the public purse from the £400m allocated by the Government to renew cladding on tower blocks that have failed fire safety tests.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	149093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>On 16 May the government announced that it will fully fund the removal and replacement of potentially dangerous ACM cladding on residential social housing buildings, which are over 18 metres tall and owned by social landlords. This commitment is estimated to cost £400 million.</p><p> </p><p>In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the government also established a comprehensive building safety programme and made it clear that aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding on buildings over 18 meters which was not compliant with building regulations guidance should be remediated by the building owners. The government has provided £1m in financial support to help local authorities identify high-rise private residential buildings with unsafe cladding. This work will ensure that hazards in high rise residential buildings are addressed and the government continues to work closely with local authorities, building owners and leaseholder groups to establish what more can be done.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 149092 question first answered 11/06/2018 16:22:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

914764

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Strategic Review of General Aviation, published by the Civil Aviation Authority in July 2006, whether his Department has conducted a review of whether the current VAT treatment applied to flight training places UK flying schools at a competitive disadvantage to those based in other countries; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	148711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>The government does not hold information on tax revenues that can be broken down to assess the impact of tax on flight training.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/06/2018 14:41:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

914823

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Charitable Donations: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of (a) Gift Aid and (b) tax relief on charity donations declared on tax returns in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	148609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text HMRC publishes information about the estimated cost of Gift Aid and tax reliefs on charitable donations in “Charitable Donations and Tax Reliefs Statistics”.<p>Column (a) in Table 1 below shows the estimated cost to the public pursue of Gift Aid. Gift Aid is paid directly to charities on donations by Income Tax taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>Column (b) in Table 1 represents the estimated cost to the public purse of the claims for tax reliefs on charitable donations by higher and additional Income Tax payers, primarily declared through the Self Assessment tax return.</p>Table 1: Estimated of Income Tax reliefs for Gift Aid:<p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(a)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Tax Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gift Aid paid to charities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Higher / Additional rate relief on Gift Aid donations paid to individuals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>1040</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1050</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1190</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1260</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1270</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 06/06/2018 16:00:59 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

914837

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: Nottinghamshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support the development of regional infrastructure in Nottinghamshire.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	149074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>This government is committed to ensuring that every part of the country has a modern and efficient infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Superfast Broadband in Nottinghamshire has risen from 65% to 98% since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The current East Midlands rail ‎franchise has delivered over £13 million of investment, including additional services between Newark and Nottingham.</p><p> </p><p>£1.8 billion is being spent on road schemes across the Midlands network, including an upgrade to the M1 with vital junction improvements to increase capacity and reduce congestion for Nottingham. £5 million has also been awarded for the extensive repairs to the A38 and A617 Mansfield Ashfield Regeneration Route.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/06/2018 16:06:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

914966

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Productivity Investment Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to ring-fence funding allocated from National Productivity Investment Fund to the devolved administrations.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	149022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) was established to provide £31 billion of additional capital spending to areas critical for improving productivity – transport, digital infrastructure, housing and R&amp;D. Where responsibility for these policy areas sits with the devolved administrations, such as housing and roads, they have received increases in their capital budgets as a result of the application of the Barnett formula to changes in spending in England. The devolved administrations have full control over how they allocate this funding.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is also investing UK-wide in sectors where it has responsibility, including research and development funding, and investment in digital infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/06/2018 12:38:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

914970

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect the introduction of the 2019 loan charge on people who used umbrella companies on the advice of professionals after the introduction IR35.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	148628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The 2019 loan charge is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings are paid in the form of non-repayable loans made by a third party - “disguised remuneration” (DR) schemes.</p><p> </p><p>DR schemes are clear examples of contrived tax avoidance. It is not normal, or indeed reasonable, to be paid in loans that are unlikely ever to be repaid. It is an individual’s responsibility to ensure they pay the right amount of tax and to understand the consequences of engaging in tax avoidance.</p><p>It is unfair to ordinary taxpayers to let anybody benefit from contrived tax avoidance of this sort, and that is why this Government has taken action to ensure that everybody pays the taxes they owe. The announcement of the loan charge at Budget 2016 provided scheme users with a three-year period to repay their DR loans, or to agree a settlement with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) before the charge takes effect.</p><p> </p><p>50,000 individuals are estimated to be affected by the introduction of the DR loan charge across the UK. It is estimated that less than 0.1% of the population of Wales will be affected. Information is not held at constituency level.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of the DR loan charge on these individuals was considered at Budget 2016, when the measure was first announced. <sub>­</sub>HMRC consulted on the measure in August 2016. The latest tax information and impact note (TIIN) can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-further-update/disguised-remuneration-further-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-further-update/disguised-remuneration-further-update</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 148629 148630 148631 148632 question first answered 11/06/2018 16:04:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

914973

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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 Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Arfon constituency, (b) Wales, and (c) the UK who will be affected by the introduction of the 2019 loan charge.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	148629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The 2019 loan charge is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings are paid in the form of non-repayable loans made by a third party - “disguised remuneration” (DR) schemes.</p><p> </p><p>DR schemes are clear examples of contrived tax avoidance. It is not normal, or indeed reasonable, to be paid in loans that are unlikely ever to be repaid. It is an individual’s responsibility to ensure they pay the right amount of tax and to understand the consequences of engaging in tax avoidance.</p><p>It is unfair to ordinary taxpayers to let anybody benefit from contrived tax avoidance of this sort, and that is why this Government has taken action to ensure that everybody pays the taxes they owe. The announcement of the loan charge at Budget 2016 provided scheme users with a three-year period to repay their DR loans, or to agree a settlement with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) before the charge takes effect.</p><p> </p><p>50,000 individuals are estimated to be affected by the introduction of the DR loan charge across the UK. It is estimated that less than 0.1% of the population of Wales will be affected. Information is not held at constituency level.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of the DR loan charge on these individuals was considered at Budget 2016, when the measure was first announced. <sub>­</sub>HMRC consulted on the measure in August 2016. The latest tax information and impact note (TIIN) can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-further-update/disguised-remuneration-further-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-further-update/disguised-remuneration-further-update</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 148628 148630 148631 148632 question first answered 11/06/2018 16:04:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

914974

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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 Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department undertook a consultation exercise on the effect on individuals of the introduction of the 2019 loan charge.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	148630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>The 2019 loan charge is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings are paid in the form of non-repayable loans made by a third party - “disguised remuneration” (DR) schemes.</p><p> </p><p>DR schemes are clear examples of contrived tax avoidance. It is not normal, or indeed reasonable, to be paid in loans that are unlikely ever to be repaid. It is an individual’s responsibility to ensure they pay the right amount of tax and to understand the consequences of engaging in tax avoidance.</p><p>It is unfair to ordinary taxpayers to let anybody benefit from contrived tax avoidance of this sort, and that is why this Government has taken action to ensure that everybody pays the taxes they owe. The announcement of the loan charge at Budget 2016 provided scheme users with a three-year period to repay their DR loans, or to agree a settlement with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) before the charge takes effect.</p><p> </p><p>50,000 individuals are estimated to be affected by the introduction of the DR loan charge across the UK. It is estimated that less than 0.1% of the population of Wales will be affected. Information is not held at constituency level.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of the DR loan charge on these individuals was considered at Budget 2016, when the measure was first announced. <sub>­</sub>HMRC consulted on the measure in August 2016. The latest tax information and impact note (TIIN) can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-further-update/disguised-remuneration-further-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-further-update/disguised-remuneration-further-update</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 148628 148629 148631 148632 question first answered 11/06/2018 16:04:07 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams