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225438

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the revenue to the public purse from sales of beer since April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	226465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>Receipts from duties on beer that is released for consumption in the UK are published in Table 5 of our monthly alcohol bulletin:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on VAT paid by consumers on beer is not available. HM Revenue &amp; Customs do not collect data on VAT receipts by individual goods or services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/03/2015 17:06:19 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

225440

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to prevent British financial institutions facilitating the sale of (a) oil and (b) historic artefacts by ISIL.
tabling member constituency	Holborn and St Pancras
tabling member printed	Frank Dobson
uin	226502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>ISIL is designated under the UN Al Qaida sanctions regime (given effect by UN Security Council Resolution 1267) which is implemented in the EU by Council Regulation 881/2002, with the criminal penalties imposed in the UK by the Al Qaida (Asset Freezing) Regulations 2011. The Al Qaida financial sanctions is implemented in the UK by HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is therefore a criminal offence for any legal or natural person, including financial institutions, to deal with funds belonging to ISIL or to make funds or economic resources available to ISIL. It is a criminal offence for individuals or organisations knowingly to provide support for ISIL, including by the facilitation of oil, oil products, or commodities including historic artefacts. This was most recently underlined in UN Security Council Resolution 2199, which the UK Government co-sponsored.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 10/03/2015 17:58:24 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	180 label Biography information for Frank Dobson

225441

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to bring forward secondary legislation to grant new powers to the Financial Policy Committee in respect of a leverage ratio framework.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	226476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>A draft statutory instrument that will grant the Financial Policy Committee new powers of direction with regards to a leverage ratio framework was laid before the House on 12 February 2015. This instrument will soon be debated on the Floor of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/03/2015 14:41:04 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

225442

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Growth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what forecasts he has made of economic growth in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	226490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury no longer provides forecasts after the Office for Budget Responsibility was created by this government in 2010 to provide independent and authoritative analysis of the UK’s public finances. Their next set of forecasts will be released on 18th March; the Chancellor will make a statement on them in his budget speech.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK economy grew by 2.6 per cent in 2014, the fastest of any major advanced nation in 2014, and forecasts are for robust growth to continue in 2015: the IMF, Bank of England, the OECD and the CBI all forecast the UK economy will grow by between 2.6 per cent and 2.9 per cent in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/03/2015 17:29:34 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

225443

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Economic Secretary to the Treasury plans to reply to the letters of 16 January 2015 and 19 February 2015 from the hon. Member for Warley on the sovereign debt restructuring process.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	226540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>I have replied to the Hon Member.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/03/2015 17:16:17 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

225109

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to answer Question 224902, tabled by the hon. Member for Holborn and St Pancras on 23 February 2015 for Named day answer on 26 February 2015.
tabling member constituency	Holborn and St Pancras
tabling member printed	Frank Dobson
uin	226308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>I have done so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/03/2015 17:27:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	180 label Biography information for Frank Dobson

225110

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Savings Bonds: Pensioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will direct HM Revenue and Customs to issue guidance on whether 65-plus Guaranteed Growth Bonds cashed in following a bondholder's death will be subject to taxation.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	226317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>65+ Bonds can be cashed in without penalty after the death of a sole, or last surviving Bond holder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information about the tax treatment of 65+ bonds is available in the brochure for the bonds, the terms and conditions under which the bonds are issued and in the annual statement issued to bond holders.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The income earned on the bonds is taxable and tax at the basic rate will be deducted when interest is added to a bond. This applies equally to any bond interest paid after the bond holder’s death. There is no capital gains tax charge when one of these Bonds is cashed in either by the original purchaser or the purchaser's legatee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/03/2015 17:06:53 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

225112

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the European Commission asked the Government for further information in connection with the application for state aid approval for changes to (a) the Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) social investment tax relief.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	226318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government notified the European Commission of changes to the Enterprise Investment Scheme in and Social Investment Tax Relief and is awaiting State aid clearance for both schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to securing clearance as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As ongoing discussions between the European Commission and Member States on State aid applications are confidential, the Government is not able to provide any more detail at this stage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/03/2015 17:45:06 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

225113

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2014, paragraph 2.77, what the date was of the Government's application for State Aid approval for changes to (a) the Enterprise Investment Scheme and (b) Social Investment Tax Relief.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	226422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government submitted an application for State Aid clearance of its Autumn Statement announcement in connection to SITR and EIS on 17 January.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/03/2015 17:43:10 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

225114

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take in response to the resolution of the House of 26 February 2015 on Equitable Life.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	226390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change the funding available to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The focus remains on finding and paying the small number of policyholders who remain untraced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/03/2015 16:57:09 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope