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date	24/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total gross amount paid by the UK to the EU was in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available (a) including and (b) excluding tariffs collected on goods entering the UK from non-EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	246918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text In 2017, the total gross amount paid by the UK to the EU rounds to £13bn. In accordance with EU regulations, Member States contribute 80% of customs duties collected on non-EU imports. The UK consequently retains 20% of these duties to cover the costs of collection. In 2017, the UK contributed £3.2bn in customs duties to the EU. Therefore, the UK’s gross contribution excluding customs duties to the EU was £9.8bn. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 03/05/2019 07:44:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1122730

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total amount the EU paid to the UK in grants and funding was in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	246919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The most recent statement, European Union Finances 2017, provides public sector receipts details for: European Agriculture Guarantee Fund, European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development, European Social Fund, European Regional Development Fund, and other public-sector receipts. In 2017, these were estimated to be £4.1bn.</p><p> </p><p>Further breakdown of UK receipts is available through the EU Financial Report. This includes those receipts the UK receive through the public sector and private sector, i.e. receipts information on Horizon 2020 and Euratom.</p><p>The EU’s Financial Report 2017 total UK receipts at €6.3bn. Using the exchange rate as of 31<sup>st</sup> December 2016 (this is the rate used for all contributions), this totals £5.4bn of both public sector and private sector receipts.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 29/04/2019 14:11:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1110393

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was received in tariffs for goods imported into the UK from non-EU sources in the last year for which figures are available; and how much of that was sent on to the EU.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	242006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text In accordance with EU regulations, Member States contribute 80% of customs duties collected on non-EU imports. The UK consequently retains 20% of these duties to cover the costs of collection. In 2017, the UK contributed £3.2bn in customs duties to the EU. answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 11/04/2019 13:48:10 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1110394

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) cigarettes and (b) pouches of tobacco smoked in the UK that have had full tax paid on them; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	242007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is available within Table 3.5 and Table 3.6, chapter 3, of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)’s publication <em>Measuring Tax Gaps: 2018 Edition</em>, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps</a>. HMRC estimates that tax and duty was paid on approximately 29.5 billion cigarettes in 2016-17 and 6.4 million kg of hand rolling tobacco, representing 85% of the total cigarette market and 72% of the hand rolling tobacco market.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/04/2019 15:25:04 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1078543

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the amount of money that would accrue to the public purse annually as a result of tariffs on imports from non-EU countries after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	226516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The amount of customs revenue collected from non-EU countries will be dependent on the rates of import duty set. In the event of “no deal” the Government will make an announcement, once a decision is finalised, and publish new UK duty rates, which will apply equally to all countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/03/2019 17:13:21 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson