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1178907

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Incinerators: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a tax on waste incineration.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	18381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>At Budget 2018, the Government announced that a tax on the incineration of waste would not be taken forward at that point. All taxes remain under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2020 15:16:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1178916

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate has been made of the quantum of the Barnett consequential for the Northern Ireland Executive announced during the 2019-20 Financial Year subsequent to the detail set out in the Main Estimates memorandum provided by the Northern Ireland Office; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	18390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s Supplementary Estimates 2019-20 document sets out all the changes in the Northern Ireland Executive’s funding since the Main Estimates 2019-20. The Supplementary Estimates 2019-20 publication can be found on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Supplementary Estimates 2019-20, the Northern Ireland Executive funding from the UK government has increased by over £380m compared to Main Estimates 2019-20.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 02/03/2020 10:44:16 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1178928

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to (a) plan for and (b) manage the decline in fuel duty revenues as the UK increases the use of electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	18401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Fuel duty will continue to play an important role in the tax system in the short and medium term. Last year the Government raised about £700 billion across all taxes, levies and duties; of which £28 billion was raised from fuel duty.</p><p>Technology is changing many aspects of the economy, including vehicles, and the Government is considering how the tax system will need to adapt to manage those changes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/02/2020 11:06:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1178944

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: North East Bedfordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information he holds on the number of people who have taken up a Help to Buy ISA in the North East Bedfordshire constituency.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	18512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury releases Help to Buy: ISA data on a quarterly basis and have made this information available in the latest quarterly statistics publication which was released on 27 February 2020. This publication is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-isa-scheme-quarterly-statistics-december-2015-to-30-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-buy-isa-scheme-quarterly-statistics-december-2015-to-30-september-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 02/03/2020 13:34:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1178964

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has for (a) universities and (b) other UK institutions to be able to participate in EU-funded projects after 2020.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	18876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Public Mandate states that the UK is ready to consider participation in certain EU programmes where it is in the UK's and the EU’s interest that the UK does so. The Public Mandate can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/our-approach-to-the-future-relationship-with-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/our-approach-to-the-future-relationship-with-the-eu</a></p><p> </p><p>The UK will consider a relationship in line with non-EU Member State participation for the following programmes: Horizon Europe, Euratom Research and Training, and Copernicus. The UK will consider service access agreements for the following programmes: EU Space Surveillance and Tracking, and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service. The Government’s manifesto set out its ambitious approach on research and development, including a commitment to continue collaboration internationally and with the EU on scientific research, including Horizon Europe.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government wants to ensure that UK and European universities and institutions continue to benefit from each other’s world-leading systems and expertise. The UK will consider options for participation in elements of Erasmus+ on a time-limited basis, provided the terms are in the UK’s interests. The Government is considering a wide range of options with regards to future cooperation, including potential domestic alternatives. Decisions on future budget provisions are a matter for the Comprehensive Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>The proposed regulations for programmes in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2021-27) are still being discussed in the EU and are yet to be finalised. The UK’s future participation in these programmes and projects will be subject to negotiations on the UK-EU relationship.</p><p> </p><p>Under the financial settlement the UK will continue to contribute to the EU budget in respect of the EU’s current financial planning period (the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-20) and will continue to participate and benefit from its programmes and receive receipts for the duration of projects, which in some cases go beyond 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2020 15:30:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1178405

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Solar Power: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he has introduced to increase the domestic installation of solar roofs since the closure of the Feed in Tariff framework.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	1964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text The Government is committed to greening the economy. HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs are working closely together to ensure that the tax system as a whole, as well as future spending decisions, facilitate the Government’s objectives for both the Net Zero Review and its wider fiscal and economic strategy. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/02/2020 13:59:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1178415

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the EU has instigated infringement proceedings against the UK over its post production dilution duty regime; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	1971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Budget 2018 announced the Government’s intention to introduce legislation prohibiting the practice of post duty point dilution (PDPD). This change is due to take legal effect from April 2020. The Government’s announcement followed a review by HM Revenue &amp; Customs, which considered a wide range of information from businesses across the drinks industry and their representative bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The review concluded that the practice, which is not adopted across the alcohol sector, leads to certain products enjoying an unjustifiable competitive advantage in the UK market place and that this advantage comes at a significant cost to the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>The EU Commission has not instigated formal infringement proceedings against the UK on the matter of PDPD. However, under the EU’s pre-infringement process the Commission did request the UK’s observations regarding the PDPD and its compatibility with EU Law.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/02/2020 14:06:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1178461

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to bring forward proposals to match the EU action plan on sustainable finance.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	1846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK shares the aims of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan. The three new pieces of legislation that followed the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan, were all supported by the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s Green Finance Strategy set out our ambition to align private sector financial flows with clean, environmentally sustainable and resilient growth. Further, hosting COP26 in November will provide a unique opportunity to pursue our green finance goals in partnership with many countries around the world, including the EU.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/02/2020 12:30:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1178502

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: North of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of Government infrastructure spending was spent in the North of England between 2015 and 2020; and what is their target for the proportion that will be spent in the North of England between 2020 and 2025.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to levelling up and spreading opportunity to all region and nations in the UK. This includes a £5bn package of investment for buses and cycling and a consultation on Freeports. We have confirmed that we will proceed with HS2 to deliver essential North-South connectivity, greater capacity, and shorter journey times.</p><p> </p><p>This will build on £13bn of investment in transport in the North - more than ever before by government, including £3bn investment to improve strategic roads across the region.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/02/2020 12:49:16 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1178525

registered interest
date	13/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Evasion
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate and address tax evasion.
tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
uin	HL1661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling tax evasion at all levels. The Government has introduced over 100 measures to tackle tax evasion, avoidance and other forms of non-compliance since 2010. Together with HMRC’s compliance work, the government has secured and protected an additional £200 billion in tax revenue which would otherwise have gone unpaid.</p><p>This success demonstrates the Government’s continued efforts to address tax evasion, avoidance and non-compliance in all its forms.</p><p>HM Revenue and Customs strategic approach is to use the most appropriate, cost-effective, and highest-impact way to encourage and support all taxpayers in complying with their obligations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 27/02/2020 13:43:14 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown