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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

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

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

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

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

973362

	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	National Insurance Contributions
	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 number of people who pay both the employer and employee National Insurance contribution.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	174742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The number of individuals in Pay As You Earn (PAYE) for which there was both an employee and employer Class 1 National Insurance contributions liability was 26.64m in the 2017/18 tax year.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/10/2018 16:55:55 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	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

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

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

973435

	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	Cooperatives
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of co-operative companies and institutes in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL10361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government recognises the value of co-operatives and other mutually owned businesses. The Government’s policy is to maintain a level playing field between co-operatives and other legal forms.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014, the coalition government introduced a number of measures to support the co-operative sector, including consolidating all the existing laws, to make it easier for societies to understand and apply the legislative framework and the rules governing them. The coalition government also simplified the electronic registration process to help new societies start up.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2018 the Government brought forward a measure to bring audit requirements for small co-operatives into line with those for small companies. This measure came into force on 6 April, and will save growing societies thousands of pounds in auditors’ fees that companies of the same size do not have to pay.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/09/2018 11:24:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark