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1124348

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	101 Calls: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the contribution has been to the public purse from levying VAT on the 101 non-emergency police phone line.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	249791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The details that HMRC collects from taxpayers on their VAT returns are not specific enough to provide an estimate of VAT on 101 phone calls.</p><p> </p><p>To minimise the administrative burden on businesses, they are only required to report the total VAT on all their taxable supplies of goods and services in the relevant period. It is therefore not possible to identify the types of supplies on which the VAT was charged.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 08/05/2019 15:26:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1020029

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Spirits: Excise Duties
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 a reduced rate of duty for spirits produced by smaller distillers and producers.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	198720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Under EU law a reduced rate of spirit duty can be applied to producers who make less than 1,000 litres of product a year.</p><p> </p><p>The government is not minded to introduce such a relief as there is no compelling case to do so at this time given the risk of illicit production and excise duty fraud.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/12/2018 15:32:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1020031

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many licensed stills have (a) been established and (b) ceased trading in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	198721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>HMRC licenses the businesses who use stills for distillation rather than the stills themselves. The number of licences issued in each year was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>HMRC has no information on the number of licensed businesses that have ceased trading.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/12/2018 15:40:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1010571

registered interest
date	20/11/2018
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, what support is available to borrowers seeking to access lower mortgage rates in the event that their proposed new lender or current lender is not signed up to the Government's voluntary agreement with UK Finance, the Building Socieities Association and the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	193356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>67 lenders representing 95% of the UK’s residential mortgage market have signed up to the industry voluntary agreement to help mortgage prisoners.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in my response to your PQ tabled 5<sup>th</sup> November 2018 officials in the Treasury continue to work closely with the FCA and industry to explore what more can be done. This will include where lenders are not signed up to the industry’s voluntary agreement.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/11/2018 13:00:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1001947

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: EU Law
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 EU Mortgage Credit Directive on access to lower mortgage rates.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	187982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The EU Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD), which came into force in March 2016, prevents lenders waiving the affordability requirements when a borrower moves to a new lender. As a result some borrowers may find it harder to switch to a new lender to access lower rates.</p><p> </p><p>While we must comply with the MCD, the Financial Conduct Authority have put in place exemptions which allow lenders to waive affordability requirements for customers that are remortgaging with their existing lender but not increasing the size of their debt. In addition in July 2018, UK Finance, the Building Socieities Association, and the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association, announced a cross industry voluntary agreement. Under this agreement lenders undertook to write by the end of 2018 to any borrowers on the reversion rate who are up to date with payments, and have a minimum of 2 years and £10,000 left on their mortgage, to let them know they can access lower mortgage rates with their existing lender. Officials in the Treasury continue to work closely with the FCA and industry to explore what more can be done<strong>. </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/11/2018 17:49:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

989469

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages: EU Law
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 EU Mortgage Credit Directive on the cost of mortgages.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	180624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government conducted an impact assessment when implementing the EU Directive in 2015 and assessed that there would be minimal costs incurred as a result of businesses absorbing the regulatory changes from the FCA.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/10/2018 16:24:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

943946

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many buildings leased or owned by HMRC are currently not occupied; and if he will publish a list of those buildings with the (a) dates since when those buildings have not been occupied and (b) rental and other charges paid on those buildings during those periods in which they have not been occupied.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	165438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>HMRC currently has 3 unoccupied properties on its estate, all held through the STEPS PFI Contract with Mapeley. Details of these properties are provided below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Property</p></td><td><p>Date unoccupied from</p></td><td><p>Cost for unoccupied period</p></td><td><p>Notes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Riverside House, Woolwich High Street, London, SE18 6DN</p></td><td><p>31 Oct 2017</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td><td><p>Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10/14 Hawbank Road, College Milton Industrial Estate, East Kilbride, Strathclyde G74 5HA</p></td><td><p>31 Mar 2017</p></td><td><p>£475,000</p></td><td><p>Warehouse</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rayleigh, 16 Totman Crescent, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 7XG.</p></td><td><p>31 Mar 2017</p></td><td><p>£140,000</p></td><td><p>Warehouse</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/07/2018 15:40:12 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

943947

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: West Sussex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC have taken to work collaboratively with initiatives under the One Public Estate programme in West Sussex to accrue savings to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	165439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs initiated meetings with West Sussex Council. They were not advanced enough in their plans under the One Public Estate to fit HMRC’s plans to locate its Specialist Site in Worthing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 23/07/2018 15:38:11 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

943949

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debit Cards: Fees and Charges
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 changes in the level of costs to (a) car auctions and (b) other industries for debit card transaction charges as a result of the Interchange Fee Regulation.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	165440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The European Commission plans to review the effectiveness of the Interchange Fee Regulation in the coming years as part of its usual process. Government has therefore not made a formal assessment of the impact of the Interchange Fee Regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is open to hearing views on this issue, and digital payments more broadly, 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 23/07/2018 15:24:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

381876

registered interest
date	17/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his announcement in the Budget 2015 on allowing farmers to average their income for tax purposes over five years, whether that proposal will apply to (a) all farm types and (b) vineyards.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	3002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The proposal to extend averaging will not alter the type of farming that can benefit. It will apply to farming generally, including vineyards, and market gardens. Guidance on averaging for farmers is given in page BIM84055 of the Business Income Manual published by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (<a href="http://home.active.hmrci/bimmanual/BIM84055.htm)" target="_blank">http://home.active.hmrci/bimmanual/BIM84055.htm)</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 22/06/2015 13:55:41 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton