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1105469

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Officers: France
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 cost to the public purse of the strikes of customs officers at the French border.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	237694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has not made any such estimates.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/04/2019 14:33:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1105165

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Access to Cash Review
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 implications for his policies of the final report of the Access to cash review published on 6 March 2019; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	237122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 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 on this topic.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury initiated a discussion on payment methods at Spring Statement 2018 through a Call for Evidence on Cash &amp; Digital Payments in the New Economy. This sought to gather evidence on how changing preferences for cash and digital payments impact on different sectors, regions and demographics.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the recent Access to Cash Review, which is an important contribution to the debate on cash and which will help inform our future policy development.</p><p> </p><p>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 01/04/2019 14:31:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen

1105325

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was spent on (a) tax-free childcare, (b) employer-supported childcare and (c) the childcare element of working tax credit in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	237195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>Page 100 of the OBR’s March 2019 Economic &amp; Fiscal Outlook contains the Tax-Free Childcare forecast, including the cost for 2017/18 (<a href="https://cdn.obr.uk/March-2019_EFO_Web-Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://cdn.obr.uk/March-2019_EFO_Web-Accessible.pdf</a>).</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s publication ‘Estimated Costs of Principal Tax Reliefs’ includes the forecast cost of Employer Supported Childcare tax reliefs in 2017/18 (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/782480/Jan19_Principal_Reliefs_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/782480/Jan19_Principal_Reliefs_Final.pdf</a>).</p><p> </p><p>The forecast cost of the childcare element of Working Tax Credit in 2017/18 is £1.1bn. This is in line with OBR methodology which assumes Universal Credit has no impact on the Working Tax Credit forecast.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/04/2019 14:39:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1105346

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Mortgage customers: proposed changes to responsible lending rules and guidance CP19/14 published by the Financial Conduct Authority on 26 March 2019, what estimate his Department has made of the number of mortgage customers currently unable to switch their mortgage product who will not be able to benefit from modified affordability assessment proposals.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	237207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury welcome the FCA’s announcement that it intends to change its mortgage lending rules to move to a relative affordability assessment for customers seeking to switch to a cheaper mortgage without borrowing more. We have worked closely with the FCA in the lead up to the publication of their Consultation Paper.</p><p> </p><p>The Economic Secretary and Andrew Bailey, the FCA’s Chief Executive, wrote to the Treasury Select Committee in response to questioning on who might be helped by the FCA’s proposed changes.</p><p> </p><p>Copies of these letters can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/treasury/Correspondence/2017-19/EST-to-Chair-re-mortgage-prisoners-300119.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/treasury/Correspondence/2017-19/EST-to-Chair-re-mortgage-prisoners-300119.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/treasury/Correspondence/2017-19/Chief-Exec-of-FCA-to-Chair-re-mortgage-prisoners-150219.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/treasury/Correspondence/2017-19/Chief-Exec-of-FCA-to-Chair-re-mortgage-prisoners-150219.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 237209 question first answered 01/04/2019 14:27:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1105348

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Financial Conduct Authority on the development of the cost benefit analysis used to assess the potential impact of the its proposals in Mortgage customers: proposed changes to responsible lending rules and guidance CP19/14 published on 26 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	237209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury welcome the FCA’s announcement that it intends to change its mortgage lending rules to move to a relative affordability assessment for customers seeking to switch to a cheaper mortgage without borrowing more. We have worked closely with the FCA in the lead up to the publication of their Consultation Paper.</p><p> </p><p>The Economic Secretary and Andrew Bailey, the FCA’s Chief Executive, wrote to the Treasury Select Committee in response to questioning on who might be helped by the FCA’s proposed changes.</p><p> </p><p>Copies of these letters can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/treasury/Correspondence/2017-19/EST-to-Chair-re-mortgage-prisoners-300119.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/treasury/Correspondence/2017-19/EST-to-Chair-re-mortgage-prisoners-300119.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/treasury/Correspondence/2017-19/Chief-Exec-of-FCA-to-Chair-re-mortgage-prisoners-150219.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/treasury/Correspondence/2017-19/Chief-Exec-of-FCA-to-Chair-re-mortgage-prisoners-150219.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 237207 question first answered 01/04/2019 14:27:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1105349

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to correspondence from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury to the Chair of the Treasury Committee on 30 January 2019 on how the Standard Variable Rate will be set; what the identity is of the regulatory active lenders in the mechanism referred to on page 3; what the current level of Standard Variable Rate being charged by those lenders is; and what formula was used by UK Asset Resolution to link its Standard Variable Rate to the rate charged by those lenders.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	237210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>NRAM Limited (NRAM) and Bradford &amp; Bingley plc (B&amp;B) set their Standard Variable Rates (SVR) by reference to the SVRs of the top fifteen UK mortgage providers. Currently these fifteen lenders collectively hold c.90% of the outstanding mortgage balances of members of UK Finance, the industry's trade body. This ensures that NRAM’s and B&amp;B’s SVRs are in line with other variable rates available in the market.</p><p> </p><p>The ranking of lenders by value of mortgages outstanding is available from UK Finance’s website at <a href="http://www.ukfinance.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.ukfinance.org.uk</a>, and the SVRs currently offered by lenders are also publicly available on their respective websites.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 01/04/2019 14:28:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1104794

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: 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 effectiveness of the taxation rate for online accommodation booking businesses.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	236411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>There is no difference in the VAT treatment of business activity based on the mode of delivery. UK VAT rules apply equally to accommodation bookings, whether made online or not.</p><p> </p><p>The government also announced a new Digital Services Tax at Budget 2018. From April 2020 this will apply a 2% tax to the UK revenues of search engines, social media platforms and online marketplaces, and is forecast to raise £1.5bn over four years.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 28/03/2019 17:06:06 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1104795

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish in full the results from any local economic impact assessment ahead of the decision to close the HMRC office in Portsmouth.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	236517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>HMRC’s office in Portsmouth is being retained as a transitional site until 2025-26.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s decision to move to regional centres is intended to improve the efficiency and delivery of HMRC’s objectives. HMRC is committed to maximising tax revenue, increasing compliance and reducing the tax gap while delivering best value to the taxpayer and has to prioritise these aims.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 28/03/2019 16:56:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1104796

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the cumulative length of service of all HMRC staff (a) employed at and (b) at risk of redundancy from the closure of the Portsmouth office.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	236518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The HMRC office at Portsmouth, Lynx House, is scheduled to close in 2025-26 under HMRC’s location strategy. The number of staff in the office who may be at risk of redundancy will not be known until after the completion of conversations between staff and their managers. The discussions are held around a year in advance of any move and take personal circumstances into account.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC wants to keep as many employees as possible as it moves to its regional centres. It has been clear that if someone can move to a regional centre and has the skills it needs or is able to develop them, there will be a role for them.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 28/03/2019 16:57:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1104812

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2019 to Question 215222 on Brexit: Festivals and Special Occasions, on what date The Royal Mint plans for the 50 pence coin commemorating the UK’s departure from the EU to go into circulation.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	236421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The commemorative 50p to mark the UK leaving the European Union will be made available following the UK’s departure. As previously confirmed, the coin will be available to buy from the Royal Mint and will not go into circulation. Those interested in purchasing a coin can register their details on the Royal Mint’s website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 28/03/2019 16:17:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady