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973187

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Devolution: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 63 of document entitled Statement of funding policy: funding the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly, published by his Department in November 2015, for what reason the London & Continental Railways Corp budget line in Table C.16: Department for Transport is classed as non-Barnett applicable to Scotland but High Speed Two is 100 per cent Barnett applicable to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	174777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>London &amp; Continental Railways was responsible for the construction of High Speed 1 and the Channel Tunnel. This was an international project and for the benefit of the United Kingdom as a whole. High Speed 2 is a domestic project and rail infrastructure is devolved in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/10/2018 14:39:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

973220

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from self-employed people on the potential extension of IR35 off-payroll tax to the private sector; and what proportion of those representations have been critical of that potential change.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	174787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is considering the responses to the consultation on non-compliance with the off-payroll working rules in the private sector. A number of these responses were from individuals who identified themselves as self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will issue a formal response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/10/2018 14:42:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

973251

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the July 2018 report of the National Infrastructure Commission’s entitled National Infrastructure Assessment.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	174781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The government welcomed the publication of the National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA), and is considering the recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the National Infrastructure Commission’s Framework Document, the government will respond to the NIC’s recommendations as soon as practicable, and endeavour to respond within 6 months, and no longer than a year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/10/2018 15:00:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

973279

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Living Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>No staff directly employed by HM Treasury who work inside London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>No staff directly employed by HM Treasury who work outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the UK Living Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/10/2018 15:42:17 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

973289

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the contracted hours are for the highest paid member of staff in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	174814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The highest paid member of staff is contracted to 37 hours a week.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/10/2018 15:04:25 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

973305

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with the EU on the EU classification of sanitary items for VAT purposes.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	174836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has continued to press at EU level for the flexibility to apply a zero rate of VAT to women’s sanitary products so that this can be introduced in the UK at the earliest opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2018, the European Commission brought forward a legislative proposal to enhance Member States’ flexibility to apply reduced and zero rates of VAT. This proposal remains under discussion and, if agreed to by Member States, would give the UK the legal ability to zero rate women’s sanitary products.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/10/2018 14:46:54 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

973351

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value is of refunds paid in each category of Stamp Duty in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	174732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>We have interpreted “each category of Stamp Duty” as relating to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT), Stamp Duty (SD) and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT). However, we have not included refund amounts for Stamp Taxes on Shares (SD and SDRT) to ensure compliance with disclosure policy relating to taxpayer confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>The table attached provides an estimate of the amount of refunds authorised for SDLT transactions derived from summary administrative records, for years that were available (last 9 years).</p><p> </p><p>Figures relating specifically to Higher Rate on Additional Dwellings (HRAD) refunds are available in the public domain through the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-stamp-duty-statistics" target="_blank">Quarterly SDLT publication</a>. HRAD was introduced in April 2016, and taxpayers are able to claim repayment of their initial HRAD amount if they sell their previous main residence within 36 months.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/10/2018 16:55:31 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride attachment 1 file name PQW17-19-2018-15588table response.docx title table
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

973357

registered interest
date	13/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2018 to Question 162093 on Individual Savings Accounts, whether the data for the first quarter of 2018-19 is available for publication.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	174737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has not received any withdrawal charges from Lifetime Individual Saving Accounts (LISA). The functionality to receive these charges is expected to be in place by spring 2019. In the meantime, LISA providers are deducting the appropriate withdrawal charges as required and holding the funds, pending the roll out of the collection functionality.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/10/2018 14:00:37 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

972294

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Parks: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on funding for the protection on green spaces in Coventry from damage caused by grass fires during the the summer of 2018.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	173956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Treasury works closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, as well as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, to consider issues of funding for protection of green spaces and the environment. Local authorities are responsible for determining how they spend their budgets as they are best placed to assess the needs of their community, including those relating to green spaces. Over the five year Spending Review period (from 2015-16 to 2019-20) councils will have access to more than £200 billion to spend on local services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/10/2018 14:33:55 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

972415

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Tax Yields
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 (a) overall amount and (b) proportion of tax revenue raised from the contributions of businesses with a turnover of £1 million or less in terms of (i) employer national insurance contributions, (ii) corporation tax, (iii) value added tax and (iv) business rates.
tabling member constituency	Altrincham and Sale West
tabling member printed	Sir Graham Brady
uin	173981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>It is not possible to identify tax revenue raised from the contributions of businesses with a turnover of £1 million or less as the necessary information on turnover is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. HMRC does not collect business rates.</p><p> </p><p>It is possible to identify tax liabilities for businesses with a turnover of £1 million or less for corporation tax and value added tax.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate corporation tax liabilities for 2016-17 was £50 billion of which around £12 billion (24%) was contributed by companies with turnover of £1 million or less.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate Home VAT liabilities for 2016-17 was £100 billion of which around £16 billion (16%) was contributed by companies with a turnover of £1 million or less.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government statistics on national non-domestics rates are available using the following link below. Business rates collected is aggregated data by local authority and not by individual business size.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-non-domestic-rates-collected-by-councils-in-england-forecast-for-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-non-domestic-rates-collected-by-councils-in-england-forecast-for-2018-to-2019</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/10/2018 14:44:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	435 label Biography information for Lord Brady of Altrincham