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1141299

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer and Public Houses: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to undertake a review of the level of taxation on (a) beer and (b) pubs.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	280975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>All taxes are kept under review and the impact of a change to beer duty or other taxes is considered at each fiscal event, including their 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 03/09/2019 08:06:07 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

1141472

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gift Aid
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 reforming Gift Aid so that the value of additional and higher-rate tax reliefs is automatically directed to charities, unless donors choose to opt out.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	280956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text The Government recognises that charities are a vital part of our society and continues to provide support to the charitable sector worth over £5 billion per year, with Gift Aid being one of the most generous tax reliefs available – worth over £1.3 billion per year to charities and £520 million to their donors (through higher rate relief). The Government has made no assessment of the merits of reforming Gift Aid to allow the additional and higher rate tax reliefs to be automatically directed to charities unless donors opt out. answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/09/2019 08:04:42 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1141473

registered interest
date	23/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wills: VAT
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 removing VAT from wills that include a charitable donation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	280957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2019 answer text <p>Under current EU law, it is not possible to remove VAT on fees for writing wills where those wills include charitable donations.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/07/2019 10:19:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1140832

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Double Taxation: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on average how long the Government takes to negotiate double taxation treaties.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	280375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government would expect a full negotiation of a double taxation agreement to take between one and two years. However, there are so many variables involved in the process and Government does not keep records of the average length of negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations are usually split into “rounds”, with one country visiting the other for a week to discuss the negotiated text. A negotiation may have just one round where the positions of both countries are largely aligned, but where there are particularly complex issues involved it might require several rounds.</p><p> </p><p>The time between rounds will also vary, depending on such factors as the resources and availability of negotiators in both countries as well as the political environment, which can occasionally reset a country’s negotiating position.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/07/2019 15:27:07 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1140833

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with SWIFT on access to their database to help tackle economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	280376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>On 12 July, the government published a joint public-private Economic Crime Plan. In developing the Plan, the government held 37 consultation events engaging with over 100 stakeholders including the SWIFT Institute.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/07/2019 15:30:56 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1140850

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps in the forthcoming spending review to ensure that funding levels for childcare keep pace with the rising cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	280124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The government recognizes how important an issue childcare is to families with young children and we’re taking action to help people with the cost of living. That is why we will be spending almost £6 billion a year on childcare support in 2019/20 – a record amount. Spending decisions beyond 2019/20 will be considered in full at the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/07/2019 10:33:16 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1140851

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Claims Management Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to regulate complaints made by claims management companies on behalf of complainants on the same basis as independent and other financial advisors, banks and building societies.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	280141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has taken over regulation of claims management companies (CMCs). The FCA rules mean CMCs must meet the same basic standards as other FCA-regulated firms on conduct, as well as additional CMC-specific rules.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/07/2019 15:34:16 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1140852

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
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 pre-payment funeral plans under the regulation of the Financial Conduct Authority in line with other financial products.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	280142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury launched a call for evidence on the regulation of pre-paid funeral plans in June 2018. The call for evidence has confirmed that consumer detriment is present in the pre-paid funeral plan sector and that there is broad demand for the sector to come under compulsory regulation.</p><p> </p><p>Consequently, the government intends to bring the pre-paid funeral plan market within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority and is currently consulting on the proposed legislative framework to implement this proposal. This will allow the FCA to establish a robust regulatory regime which will apply to all funeral plan providers, and improve protection for consumers.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/07/2019 15:37:02 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1141029

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether funding will be made available for policing in addition to that announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 2019 Spring Statement.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	280451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>We are keeping our families, communities and country safe by making sure the police have the resources they need to carry out their vital work. We protected police funding in real terms at the Spending Review 2015. Recognising that the police are responding to a shift in demand, in 2019/20 we have: increased the Government’s core grant to police forces by £161m; and, allowed Police and Crime Commissioners to increase their council tax precept referendum principle to £24, which if used in full would raise £509m.</p><p> </p><p>The upcoming Spending Review will allow the government to consider its priorities across all spending.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/07/2019 10:31:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1141039

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Cybersecurity
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 ensure banks are able to effectively tackle cybercrime.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	280460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is determined to protect consumers and further improve the resilience of the finance sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Authorities (HM Treasury, the Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority, and the Financial Conduct Authority) work together to assess, test and improve the operational resilience, including cyber resilience, of the finance sector.</p><p> </p><p>The finance sector also benefits from a dedicated team within the National Cyber Security Centre, who work closely with industry, the Financial Authorities, and the National Crime Agency to protect firms and provide support during incidents.</p><p> </p><p>In July 2018, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority published a joint Discussion Paper on an approach to improve the operational resilience, including cyber resilience, of firms and financial market infrastructures.</p><p> </p><p>It has also been made easier for customers to report fraud or cybercrime to law enforcement. Action Fraud is the UK’s reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime, providing a central point of contact for information about fraud and financially motivated internet crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 24/07/2019 10:29:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes