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998907

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many small businesses participate in the VAT Flat-Rate Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL11158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The latest published statistics show that in the last year for which figures are available (2016-17), there were 358,270 businesses operating the VAT Flat Rate Scheme (FRS).</p><p> </p><p>There is no separate impact assessment relating to businesses participating in the FRS. An overall Impact Assessment was published on 1 December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>MTD is intended to help businesses meet their tax obligations as simply as possible, regardless of whether they operate standard or specialist schemes. While HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) cannot recommend specific software products, they have published details of compatible software on GOV.uk.</p><p> </p><p>This will be updated regularly as more MTD software products become available. HMRC has also published guidance within its recent VAT Notice 7/22 on GOV.UK on how to account for the FRS on software that does not have it as a feature.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL11159 HL11160 question first answered 14/11/2018 16:51:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

998908

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Electronic Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they conducted an equality impact assessment on the decision to apply Making Tax Digital to small businesses paying VAT using the VAT Flat-Rate Scheme; and if so, whether they will publish that assessment.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL11159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The latest published statistics show that in the last year for which figures are available (2016-17), there were 358,270 businesses operating the VAT Flat Rate Scheme (FRS).</p><p> </p><p>There is no separate impact assessment relating to businesses participating in the FRS. An overall Impact Assessment was published on 1 December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>MTD is intended to help businesses meet their tax obligations as simply as possible, regardless of whether they operate standard or specialist schemes. While HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) cannot recommend specific software products, they have published details of compatible software on GOV.uk.</p><p> </p><p>This will be updated regularly as more MTD software products become available. HMRC has also published guidance within its recent VAT Notice 7/22 on GOV.UK on how to account for the FRS on software that does not have it as a feature.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL11158 HL11160 question first answered 14/11/2018 16:51:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

998909

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Electronic Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which commercial software available to small businesses using the VAT Flat-Rate Scheme are compliant with Making Tax Digital; and what are the costs of such software to those small businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL11160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The latest published statistics show that in the last year for which figures are available (2016-17), there were 358,270 businesses operating the VAT Flat Rate Scheme (FRS).</p><p> </p><p>There is no separate impact assessment relating to businesses participating in the FRS. An overall Impact Assessment was published on 1 December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>MTD is intended to help businesses meet their tax obligations as simply as possible, regardless of whether they operate standard or specialist schemes. While HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) cannot recommend specific software products, they have published details of compatible software on GOV.uk.</p><p> </p><p>This will be updated regularly as more MTD software products become available. HMRC has also published guidance within its recent VAT Notice 7/22 on GOV.UK on how to account for the FRS on software that does not have it as a feature.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL11158 HL11159 question first answered 14/11/2018 16:51:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

999136

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Cumbernauld
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2018 to Question 182250 on Revenue and Customs: Cumbernauld, what the (a) maximum and (b) minimum duration of any such extension to lease on the HMRC office in Cumbernauld is under the terms of that lease.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	186338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Under the terms of HMRC’s Private Finance Initiative contract, the Department has the flexibility to extend the lease on Cumbernauld, Accounts Office, beyond April 2021 for any period which suits its plans up to a maximum of 20 years.</p><p> </p><p>In line with its location strategy, HMRC plans to seek an extension to the lease to allow it to remain in the property until the Glasgow Regional centre opens.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/11/2018 17:32:34 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

999152

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	G7
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 factors effecting the UK's position in the G7 growth table.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	186449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Since 2010, our economy has grown for 8 consecutive years and we’ve seen faster growth than France, Italy and Japan over this period. As a result, the UK economy is currently 17.1% larger than it was in 2010, and 10.8% larger than its pre-crisis peak.</p><p> </p><p>The fundamentals of our economy are strong and the independent Office for Budget Responsibility revised up its forecast for cumulative GDP growth at Autumn Budget 2018.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/11/2018 15:17:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

999158

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Crown Lands and Estates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Crown Estate on responsibility for (a) land and (b) property held in escheat; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	186180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>I met the Crown Estate early this year and escheat land was one of several topics discussed.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 05/11/2018 14:54:48 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

999160

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
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 effect of the new business rates relief announced in Budget 2018 on local authority finances.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	186407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Budget confirmed that local government will be fully compensated for the loss of income that results from changes to business rates announced in the Budget.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 186408 question first answered 09/11/2018 10:54:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

999161

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether local authorities that see a reduction in funding as a result of the change to business rates will receive additional funding from central Government.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	186408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Budget confirmed that local government will be fully compensated for the loss of income that results from changes to business rates announced in the Budget.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 186407 question first answered 09/11/2018 10:54:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

999162

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Universities: Enterprise Zones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, where the new University Enterprise Zones announced in Budget 2018 will be; and by what process that decision was reached.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	186409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government announced £5m towards University Enterprise Zones in the Budget. The locations of these have not yet been decided. The process for awarding funding is currently being developed by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/11/2018 17:48:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

999196

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	LIBOR
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the recipients of LIBOR funding since the inception of the grant scheme in 2012 by (a) country of the UK and (b) sector.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	186226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>Details of LIBOR funding can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>GOV.UK LIBOR Webpages</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications/libor-grants-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications/libor-grants-2017</a></p><p> </p></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/banking-fines-to-fund-armed-forces-charity-projects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/banking-fines-to-fund-armed-forces-charity-projects</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/libor-fines-to-fund-armed-forces-charity-projects" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/libor-fines-to-fund-armed-forces-charity-projects</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bank-fines-to-be-used-to-support-britains-armed-forces-community" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bank-fines-to-be-used-to-support-britains-armed-forces-community</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-armed-forces-charities-to-benefit-from-banking-fines" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-armed-forces-charities-to-benefit-from-banking-fines</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/100-million-bank-fines-allocated-by-government-to-good-causes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/100-million-bank-fines-allocated-by-government-to-good-causes</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 08/11/2018 15:57:33 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn