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935297

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
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, what estimate he has made of the total amount that will accrue to the public purse from the Loan Charge 2019.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	161576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The charge on disguised remuneration (DR) loans is estimated to raise £3.2 billion for the Exchequer by 2021. Further information can be found in the ‘Disguised remuneration: further update’ policy paper, published on 22 November 2017: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-further-update/disguised-remuneration-further-update" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-further-update/disguised-remuneration-further-update</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The charge on DR loans is estimated to affect up to 50,000 individuals. Outstanding DR loans will be treated as UK income and charged to tax on 5 April 2019. An individual will usually have to pay tax on UK income even if they are not resident in or a citizen of the UK, and the charge on DR loans is no different. As a result, no assessment has been made of how many of the 50,000 estimated to be affected are non-UK resident or non-UK citizens.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 161577 question first answered 17/07/2018 12:42:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

935298

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
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, how many non-UK citizens HMRC has estimated are liable to pay the 2019 Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	161577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>The charge on disguised remuneration (DR) loans is estimated to raise £3.2 billion for the Exchequer by 2021. Further information can be found in the ‘Disguised remuneration: further update’ policy paper, published on 22 November 2017: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-further-update/disguised-remuneration-further-update" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/disguised-remuneration-further-update/disguised-remuneration-further-update</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The charge on DR loans is estimated to affect up to 50,000 individuals. Outstanding DR loans will be treated as UK income and charged to tax on 5 April 2019. An individual will usually have to pay tax on UK income even if they are not resident in or a citizen of the UK, and the charge on DR loans is no different. As a result, no assessment has been made of how many of the 50,000 estimated to be affected are non-UK resident or non-UK citizens.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 161576 question first answered 17/07/2018 12:42:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

935302

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's consultation on Cash and digital payments in the new economy, published on 13 March 2018, when his Department plans to respond to that consultation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	161547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>In January 2018, European Union legislation (PSDII) introduced a mandatory ban on surcharging for the vast majority of consumer cards - Visa and MasterCard - with the Government extending the ban to all retail payment instruments. The intention is to make the rules around surcharging less confusing for customers and reduce the chances of the customer being taken advantage of by any unscrupulous firms.</p><p>This builds on action already taken by the Government through the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012, which set out to improve transparency to facilitate competition and address excessive payment surcharges.</p><p>Government has not made a formal assessment of the impact of the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharge) Regulations. However, in Spring, the Government launched a call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. It sought information on how the shift from cash to digital payments impacts on different sectors, different regions and different demographics. As part of this call for evidence, views on the surcharging ban were provided. The Government will formally respond to the call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 161548 161549 question first answered 16/07/2018 09:39:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

935303

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit Cards: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to tackle excessive card payment surcharges.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	161548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>In January 2018, European Union legislation (PSDII) introduced a mandatory ban on surcharging for the vast majority of consumer cards - Visa and MasterCard - with the Government extending the ban to all retail payment instruments. The intention is to make the rules around surcharging less confusing for customers and reduce the chances of the customer being taken advantage of by any unscrupulous firms.</p><p>This builds on action already taken by the Government through the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012, which set out to improve transparency to facilitate competition and address excessive payment surcharges.</p><p>Government has not made a formal assessment of the impact of the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharge) Regulations. However, in Spring, the Government launched a call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. It sought information on how the shift from cash to digital payments impacts on different sectors, different regions and different demographics. As part of this call for evidence, views on the surcharging ban were provided. The Government will formally respond to the call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 161547 161549 question first answered 16/07/2018 09:39:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

935304

registered interest
date	06/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit 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 his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharge) Regulations 2012 in tackling excessive card payment surcharges.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	161549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>In January 2018, European Union legislation (PSDII) introduced a mandatory ban on surcharging for the vast majority of consumer cards - Visa and MasterCard - with the Government extending the ban to all retail payment instruments. The intention is to make the rules around surcharging less confusing for customers and reduce the chances of the customer being taken advantage of by any unscrupulous firms.</p><p>This builds on action already taken by the Government through the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012, which set out to improve transparency to facilitate competition and address excessive payment surcharges.</p><p>Government has not made a formal assessment of the impact of the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharge) Regulations. However, in Spring, the Government launched a call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. It sought information on how the shift from cash to digital payments impacts on different sectors, different regions and different demographics. As part of this call for evidence, views on the surcharging ban were provided. The Government will formally respond to the call for evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 161547 161548 question first answered 16/07/2018 09:39:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

934169

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government spent from the public purse on (a) subsidies, (b) investment and (c) research and development in the fossil fuel energy sectors in each of the last 10 financial years and to date in the 2018 - 2019 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	160319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK currently has no fossil fuel subsidies. We are committed to meeting our climate change commitments as cost effectively as possible and over the last 10 years emissions from the power sector have decreased by 57%. Looking ahead we have committed to further reducing our dependence on fossil fuels by phasing out unabated coal from our power system altogether by 2025. The Government is also enabling the transition away from fossil fuels in the transport sector by supporting the development of the market for ultra-low emission vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/07/2018 14:45:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

934935

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to prepare businesses for any additional customs-related paperwork, including import and export declarations, when trading with the EU once the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	161064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working with a wide range of stakeholders across all sectors, including those who are users, or potential users, of the customs system, and will continue to do so in order to prepare them for the future. In this area we will build on our strong track record to ensure that all businesses have the necessary support, education, and guidance in place to be ready for future trade with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The precise nature of any new customs arrangement will be determined in negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 13/07/2018 09:49:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

934946

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Health: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on changes in the level of funding for public health services in the Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group area since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	161096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/07/2018 14:37:37 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

935015

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Accountancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent with the Big Four accountancy firms in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	161102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>Treasury has spent the following amounts in the last 12 months (to 30 June 2018):</p><p> </p><p>Ernst &amp; Young £42,221</p><p>KPMG £129,354</p><p>PWC £1,107,037</p><p>Deloitte £2,767,561</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 13/07/2018 13:58:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

935045

registered interest
date	05/07/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how small businesses will manage their VAT arrangements with EU customers after the UK leaves the EU; and what assessment he has made of the potential effect of those new arrangements on the level of administration undertaken by those businesses.
tabling member constituency	Maidstone and The Weald
tabling member printed	Mrs Helen Grant
uin	161138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s aim is to keep VAT processes as close as possible to what they are now. This will provide the best continuity and most certainty for small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Our future relationship with the EU is subject to further negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 10/07/2018 14:28:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant