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1122728

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	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

1052447

registered interest
date	01/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Libya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on Libyan assets frozen in the UK that were deposited by (a) the Libyan Government and (b) non-government organisations or individuals; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	215545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) undertakes an annual frozen asset review. This requires all persons that hold or control funds or economic resources that are owned, held or controlled by a designated person and subject to UK financial sanctions to report them to OFSI. OFSI also gathers information through the exercise of its statutory powers.</p><p>OFSI’s Annual Review provides an aggregate figure for the value of Libyan frozen funds held by UK institutions (£12.061 billion at close of business on 29 September 2017). HM Treasury cannot, however, provide detailed information regarding frozen assets held by specific designated persons.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/02/2019 15:58:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1037227

registered interest
date	07/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of goods being imported into the UK from (a) other EU and (b) non-EU countries are physically checked when entering the UK.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	205813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>The EU is a Customs Union and the 28 member countries form a single territory for customs purposes. This means that no customs duties are paid on goods moving between EU Member States and goods that have been legally imported can circulate throughout the EU with no further customs checks. As a consequence Border Force do not routinely conduct customs compliance checks on EU goods.</p><p> </p><p>For imports from the rest of the world, HMRC reported to the European Commission that 1.3% of standard customs declarations were subject to physical examinations for customs compliance purposes in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 10/01/2019 17:50:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

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

886234

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will instruct HMRC to made individual assessments on the tax status of non-income tax paying people who withdraw money from their pension pots.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	136429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The pension flexibility rules allow individuals with money purchase pension savings to withdraw lump sums as they wish from age 55.</p><p>Individuals can now choose whether to take the entire funds in one lump sum, 25% of which is tax free and 75% taxable at their marginal rate of income tax as pension income. If they would prefer to take their savings in a number of smaller amounts, 25% of each payment is tax free and 75% taxable.</p><p>Pension income is taxable under PAYE. If the pension payer has a tax code from HMRC they should operate that code in the normal way. If no tax code is held, the emergency code should be used. The emergency code gives a 1/12 of the personal allowance and each of the tax bands.</p><p>If this means that the individual pays more tax than is ultimately due, HMRC have put in place a process for individuals to submit an in year claim for the overpaid tax. These claims are usually paid within 30 days. Anyone who does not make a claim, would automatically receive any overpaid tax after HMRC makes their annual reconciliation of individual tax records.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/04/2018 15:38:02 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

350057

registered interest
date	11/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to take (a) widows and widowers and (b) other people out of inheritance tax where the family home is the main asset; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	2093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has commitment to take the family home out of inheritance tax for all but the richest with a new transferable main residence allowance of £175,000 per individual in addition to the inheritance tax nil-rate band, which is currently set at £325,000 for individuals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This creates an effective £500,000 inheritance tax threshold for individuals in certain circumstances. Any unused main residence allowance or nil-rate band for each individual would be transferred to their surviving spouse or civil partner, which is in line with existing principles and means the effective inheritance tax threshold will rise to £1 million in certain circumstances once the policy is introduced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/06/2015 16:24:48 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson