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1146509

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	NHS: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding the NHS has contributed to the Apprenticeship Levy since its introduction in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	291359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>In 2016, the then Chancellor set out in a letter to the Treasury Select Committee an estimate of the impact of the Apprenticeship Levy on the NHS Hospital and Community Health Service in England. This was estimated to be around £190m in 2017-18.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to determine accurately the total annual value of levy payments made by all NHS trusts. This is because HMRC administrative data does not enable NHS trusts and their associated PAYE schemes to be readily identified.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/10/2019 12:31:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1146546

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many enquiries have been conducted on the tax returns of self-assessment taxpayers excluding trusts, partnerships, charities in each financial year since 2008-09.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	291350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the question without incurring disproportionate costs in the time available. HMRC’s central reporting system does not hold the specific data required and therefore HMRC is unable to answer the question.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018-19, HMRC generated £34.1 billion in compliance yield against its target of £30 billion. The number of compliance cases concluded in each of the last three years are shown in the table below (rounded to the nearest 5K):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>2018/19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cases Closed</p></td><td><p>580k</p></td><td><p>475k</p></td><td><p>390k</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/10/2019 13:21:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1146615

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Football Pools: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department has made an assessment of the potential benefits of reducing pools duty to 10 per cent to the industry and local economy in the North West.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	291239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. Cutting Pool Betting Duty to 10% is unlikely to increase usage of the football pools which has been in long term decline due to the popularity of other gambling products.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 04/10/2019 13:17:44 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1146617

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Football Pools: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will undertake a review of the effectiveness of the pools duty rate.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	291240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to review the rate of Pool Betting Duty.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury however keeps all taxes, including Pool Betting Duty, under active review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/10/2019 13:15:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1146627

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Publishing: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to remove the VAT on all digital publications.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	291311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT.</p><p> </p><p>Any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and e-publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations. Any representations on this issue will be considered as part of the fiscal events process.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/10/2019 13:25:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1146629

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Football Pools: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reduce the tax on the football pools to bring it in line with taxation rates applying to bingo.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	291241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to reduce Pool Betting Duty. Reducing it to 10% is likely to have a negligible effect on the football pools, but could put revenue at risk particularly through incentivising switching of products from fixed odds bets to pooled bets.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury however keeps all taxes, including Pool Betting Duty, under active review.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 04/10/2019 13:19:31 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1146740

registered interest
date	26/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to install electronic detection border equipment in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL17881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government has been resolute in its commitments to Northern Ireland. This includes protecting the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement in all its parts and ensuring there will be no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. The Government will not introduce new physical infrastructure, which would include electronic detection border equipment, on the land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 08/10/2019 11:55:55 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1145694

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Roadchef: Employee Benefit Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will direct the Chief Executive of HMRC to hold meetings with honourable Members with constituencies that (a) include and (b) are close to Roadchef Motorway Services on the (i) M5 and (ii) M6 on outstanding issues in the dispute between HMRC and the Roadchef Employee Benefits Trust.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	290601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs. It would not be appropriate for Treasury Ministers to become involved in the administration of the tax system in specific cases.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/10/2019 13:16:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1145733

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing duty on beer.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	290626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>All taxes are kept under review and the impact of a change to beer duty is considered at each fiscal event, including its effect on pubs and the wider economy.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 04/10/2019 09:35:26 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1145769

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks and Tobacco: Import Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury’s September 2019 publicity campaign on duty free cigarettes and alcohol for travellers to EU countries was subject to approval by Ministers in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	290761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>This is Government policy and the announcement was subject to ministerial approval.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/10/2019 12:23:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell