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971692

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Foreign Companies: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department has issued to the Listing Authorities on the suitability of Russian-controlled companies that apply to be listed on the London Stock Exchange.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	173490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the competent authority for listings and operates independently of Government. For listed companies, the UK Listing Authority (a division of the FCA) monitors and enforces compliance with the Listing Rules. The decision to approve an application for listing rests with the FCA and for admission to trading with the London Stock Exchange.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/09/2018 10:44:04 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

971352

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will limit disguised remuneration loan charges to loans entered into after the Finance Act 2017 received Royal Assent; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	172456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The charge on disguised remuneration (DR) loans is targeted at artificial tax avoidance schemes where earnings were paid via a third party in the form of ‘loans’ which in reality were never repaid.</p><p> </p><p>DR scheme users took home almost all of their pay tax-free. However, despite the claims made by promoters, these schemes never worked and the amounts paid were always taxable under the law at the time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has decided that the charge on DR loans is the right way to ensure that everybody pays the taxes they owe and contributes towards the public-funded services from which they benefit.</p><p> </p><p>Restricting the charge only to DR loans entered into after Finance Act 2017 received Royal Assent would not be fair to ordinary taxpayers, who have always paid the right amount of tax and have not engaged in tax avoidance schemes.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2018 15:15:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

971379

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints were received by HMRC from UK Businesses in relation to PDA1 (a) applications and (b) renewals in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016, (iii) 2017 and (iv) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	172538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold this information and to obtain it would be at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2018 15:16:22 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

971386

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to remove ATM charges.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	172544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with the regulators and industry, including LINK, to ensure that it is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure the provision of ATMs in rural, isolated or vulnerable areas, LINK announced it will enhance its financial inclusion plan to include in the programme all ATMs that are a kilometer or further from the next other free-to-use ATM. Around 80% of the ATM network is free-to-use and 97% of all ATM transactions are conducted on free-to-use ATMs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made no formal assessment of the effects of banning ATM charges, but is closely monitoring developments within the UK’s ATM network, as is the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). The Government established the PSR in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR have set out three requirements of LINK: that LINK must maintain the current geographical spread of ATMs; that any changes made to ATM interchange fees must be incremental to allow LINK to monitor the impact and take action if the impact is not as expected; and for a greater focus on LINK’s financial inclusion programme, to continue to fill gaps in the network.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should LINK behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives and recently announced it would direct LINK to fully develop its policies for meeting its commitments.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/09/2018 14:48:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

971400

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Trust Fund
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 number of lost Child Trust Fund accounts by each socio-economic classification.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	172449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer given on 11 September 2018 for PQ UIN 171312.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/09/2018 13:39:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

971403

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Currency Speculation: Taxation
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 potential merits of introducing a Spahn tax on currency transactions.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	172452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made no assessment of introducing a Spahn tax on currency transactions.</p><p> </p><p>As per the Exchange Equalisation Account Act 1979, the Government’s official reserves are available for checking undue fluctuations in the exchange value of sterling.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/09/2018 10:33:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

971446

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much by Department of the funding allocated to spending on preparations for the UK to leave the EU in the 2018-19 Main Estimates has been spent to date.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	172570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has allocated over £2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This includes the £1.5 billion of additional funding HM Treasury announced at Autumn Budget 2017 for 2018/19. A full breakdown of how this was allocated to departments can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March (https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/). This money will be paid out in Supplementary Estimates 18/19 later this financial year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/09/2018 13:36:55 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

969492

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the consultation, Cash and digital payments in the new economy, published in December 2017, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the increase in cashless and electronic payments on homeless people.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	171701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that people are increasingly moving away from cash and that the growth in the use of digital payments has been rapid. However, the Government also recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many people, especially the more vulnerable members of society and the elderly. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with the regulators and industry, including LINK, to ensure that it is maintained.</p><p>The Government established the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users. As part of this, the PSR is monitoring developments within ATM provision.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR have also set out three requirements of LINK: that LINK must maintain the current geographical spread of ATMs; that any changes made to interchange fees must be incremental to allow LINK to monitor the impact and take action if the impact is not as expected; and for a greater focus on LINK’s financial inclusion programme, to continue to fill gaps in the network.</p><p> </p><p>Indeed, to ensure the provision of ATMs in rural, isolated or vulnerable areas, LINK announced it will enhance its financial inclusion plan to include in the programme all ATMs that are a kilometre or further from the next other free-to-use ATM.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government has not made a formal assessment of the issue in question, the Government is open to hearing views, as evidenced by its recently closed call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. This sought information on how the shift from cash to digital payments impacts on different sectors, different regions and different demographics. The Government will formally respond to the call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/09/2018 10:29:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

969029

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare Vouchers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an assessment has been made of the potential effect on family incomes of the closure to new entrants of the childcare voucher scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	171382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 25 June 2018 to the Honourable Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (155282).</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that around 60,000 parents with qualifying childcare costs are eligible for TFC in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>To date about 4,000 applications have been received from Welsh parents for TFC and about 2,750 currently have a live account.</p><p> </p><p>A marketing campaign was launched on 10 September 2018, to increase awareness and take-up of Tax-Free Childcare.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 171388 question first answered 13/09/2018 15:19:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

969047

registered interest
date	06/09/2018
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 progress has been made on the review of business rates.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	171371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>We concluded the last fundamental review of business rates at Budget 2016. There was no consensus on an alternative tax base from stakeholders. Following the review we have announced wide-ranging reforms and cuts worth over £10bn by 2023 to make the system fairer and reduce the burden of rates on businesses. We are working to deliver these reforms, including more frequent revaluations from 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The government is also taking action on the wider taxation of the digital economy, including working to ensure international corporate tax rules deliver fair results across different businesses. It is right that we make further progress on this issue before considering the implications for the wider tax system, including business rates, so that all businesses make a fair contribution to the public finances, and business rates continue to support the stability of local government funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/09/2018 13:43:13 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord