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1125242

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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 representations he has made to the Romanian Presidency on progressing its negotiations on abolishing VAT on sanitary products.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	252004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>To date, the Romanian Presidency has held one official level discussion on the European Commission’s legislative proposal on VAT Rates. As drafted, this proposal would give the UK the flexibility to apply a zero rate of VAT to women’s sanitary products.</p><p> </p><p>During this discussion, the UK delegation made clear that the Government strongly supports the flexibility that the draft legislation would offer. Member States and the Commission are well aware of the Government’s firm commitment to zero rate women’s sanitary products as soon as it is legal to do so.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 16/05/2019 15:07:29 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1125251

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC takes to verify the income of people liable for child maintenance payments.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	252011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are responsible for the assessment of Child Maintenance payments, including the verification of the absent parent’s income. Upon request from DWP, HMRC provide information held on their National Insurance and PAYE Service, or their Self-Assessment Service. The information is made available under a Memorandum of Understanding, and is for the latest completed tax year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/05/2019 12:40:56 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

1125270

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
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, what estimate he has made of the effect on (a) total revenue and (b) levels of beer consumption of the decision to freeze beer duty last year.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	251907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text <p>HMRC publishes a tax information and impact note (TIIN) on gov.uk explaining the impact of the policy change, each time alcohol duty rates are amended. The most recent TIIN published at Autumn Budget 2018 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/increase-in-alcohol-duty-rates/alcohol-duty-uprating" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/increase-in-alcohol-duty-rates/alcohol-duty-uprating</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on alcohol sales and receipts are available from the UKTradeInfo website: <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/05/2019 12:33:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1124896

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Private Equity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decline in private equity investments in UK companies due to Brexit uncertainty.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL15571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text The government is confident that the UK will continue to represent an attractive place to do business, and be a world-leading, global financial centre for asset management, including Private Equity.<p> </p><p>Investment is crucial for the economic future of this country, and the government is committed to ensuring that businesses can access to the finance they need as we leave the EU. In April 2019, the government provided the British Business Bank with an additional £200m to invest in venture and growth capital in 2019/20.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/05/2019 13:26:17 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1124897

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electricity: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of revenue that has been raised in VAT and collected by HMRC from sales of electricity in each year since 1 April 2013 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL15572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer l gave on 25 April 2019 to Question HL15205[1].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15573 HL15574 HL15575 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:38:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1124898

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Natural Gas: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of revenue that has been raised in VAT and collected by HMRC from sales of gas in each year since 1 April 2013 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL15573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer l gave on 25 April 2019 to Question HL15205[1].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15572 HL15574 HL15575 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:38:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1124899

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuel Oil: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of revenue that has been raised in VAT and collected by HMRC from sales of heating oil in each year since 1 April 2013 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL15574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer l gave on 25 April 2019 to Question HL15205[1].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15572 HL15573 HL15575 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:38:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1124900

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Liquefied Petroleum Gas: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the amount of revenue that has been raised in VAT and collected by HMRC from sales of liquid petroleum gas in each year since 1 April 2013 to date.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL15575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer l gave on 25 April 2019 to Question HL15205[1].</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2019-04-10/HL15205/</a></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL15572 HL15573 HL15574 question first answered 21/05/2019 13:38:52 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1124934

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have benefited from the Help to Buy ISA and how much this is in monetary terms in (a) Scotland and (b) Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	251337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Since the Help to Buy: ISA’s launch in 1 December 2015 till 31 December 2018, the Government has paid out 23,960 bonuses to individuals purchasing a home in Scotland, with a total value of £20,326,852. In Berwickshire, Roxburgh &amp; Selkirk, 261 bonuses have been paid, with a total value of £198,112.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/05/2019 14:29:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1124954

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Capital Investment
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 potential merits of allocating additional capital funding to the mental health estate in the forthcoming Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	251345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>Government has committed £3.9bn of new capital investment by 2022/23 to transform and modernise NHS buildings.</p><p> </p><p>Of this, £2.6bn of capital funding has been allocated to 153 STP transformation schemes – the single biggest injection of its kind in the NHS in over a decade. This includes about £300m for mental health and learning disability schemes.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department of Health and Social Care spent almost £25m capital last year on central programmes to support mental health services. This includes schemes to deliver Perinatal Mental Health Mother &amp; Baby Units to deliver more personalised care to expectant and new mums with serious mental ill health.</p><p> </p><p>Improving mental health is at the heart of this government’s agenda and the STP capital investment is another step in the government’s ambition to achieve greater parity between physical and mental health care.</p><p> </p><p>All future capital funding proposals will be assessed at the forthcoming Zero-Based Capital Review at the Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The government is increasing NHS spending by £33.9bn in cash terms by 2023/24 – reflecting that the NHS is this government’s top spending priority.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/05/2019 12:33:09 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle