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984392

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that vehicle tax for company cars supports the Road to Zero Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	177262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministers hold regular discussions with their counterparts in HM Treasury on a range of transport issues. Policy on taxation is a matter for the Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>To achieve the ambitions set out in the Road to Zero strategy, Government is investing nearly £1.5 billion between April 2015 and March 2021, with grants available for plug-in vehicles and schemes to support chargepoint infrastructure. This is one of the most comprehensive support packages in the world for zero emission vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/10/2018 09:25:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

984367

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to use vehicle tax to help achieve the objectives set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	177165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The vehicle tax system supports the objectives set out in the government’s 25 Year Environmental Plan.</p><p> </p><p>Vehicle Excise Duty and Company Car tax are designed to encourage the uptake of cars with low carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions to meet our legally binding targets. In addition, at Autumn Budget 2017, the government announced a temporary levy on new diesel cars to encourage manufacturers to bring forward the next generation clean models sooner.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 15/10/2018 14:54:30 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

931839

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road tax payments were made (a) in full, (b) as monthly payments and (c) as two six-month payments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	158328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of annual, monthly and six-monthly direct debit payments for vehicle excise duty since this facility was introduced in October 2014.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>12-month licence<br> (Single payment)</p></td><td><p>12-month licence<br> (monthly payments)</p></td><td><p>Six-month licence*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15 (1 October 2014 – to 31 March 2015)</p></td><td><p>540,421</p></td><td><p>4,009,244</p></td><td><p>604,447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1,164,574</p></td><td><p>8,880,444</p></td><td><p>1,640,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1,243,301</p></td><td><p>10,762,883</p></td><td><p>1,194,294</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1,290,963</p></td><td><p>11,471,366</p></td><td><p>943.972</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19 (1 April 2018 – 31 May 2018)</p></td><td><p>212,451</p></td><td><p>2,030,331</p></td><td><p>141,654</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*This column shows figures for all six-month vehicle licences paid for by direct debit. Not all of these payments will be for the same vehicle by the same keeper.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2018 11:42:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

931840

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate he has made of the revenue to the public purse as a result of the five per cent surcharge applied to road tax payments made monthly or as two six-month payments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	158329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be retrieved at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/07/2018 11:37:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

931841

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the surcharge for paying for road tax either monthly or as two six-month payments was set at five per cent.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	158330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>In October 2014, the Government reformed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) to allow motorists to pay by Direct Debit either monthly, six monthly, or annually. To limit the impact on the public finances a five per cent surcharge was introduced on monthly and six monthly direct debit payments. Previously this surcharge was 10%. This surcharge recognises the loss of interest resulting from delayed payments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 158331 question first answered 05/07/2018 09:42:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

931842

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department implemented the five per cent surcharge for paying road tax either monthly or as two six-month payments.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	158331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2018 answer text <p>In October 2014, the Government reformed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) to allow motorists to pay by Direct Debit either monthly, six monthly, or annually. To limit the impact on the public finances a five per cent surcharge was introduced on monthly and six monthly direct debit payments. Previously this surcharge was 10%. This surcharge recognises the loss of interest resulting from delayed payments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 158330 question first answered 05/07/2018 09:42:14 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

887158

registered interest
date	19/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2018 to Question 135389 on Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties, how much Vehicle Excise Duty was collected, in each vehicle class, from vehicles registered in (a) Bury North constituency (b) Bury and (c) North West in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	136722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is collected nationwide. There is no official methodology to identify the VED collected in specific areas.</p><p> </p><p>The government publishes data on vehicle registrations by postcode and region. The latest vehicle licensing statistics were published on 12 April 2018 and are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/vehicle-licensing-statistics-july-to-september-2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/04/2018 09:03:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

882322

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much road tax was collected from vehicles owned by people living in (a) Bury North constituency, (b) Bury and (c) the North West in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	James Frith
uin	135389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) is collected nationwide and since it is tied to where individuals choose to register their vehicles, there is no official methodology to identify the VED collected in any particular region.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/04/2018 14:19:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4637 label Biography information for James Frith

867404

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2018 to Question 130335, what proportion of Vehicle Excise Duty is to be allocated to the proposed new Roads Fund from 2020-21 onwards.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	133379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>As Vehicle Exercise Duty is a UK wide duty, an English share of VED revenues will be allocated to the road fund. The Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive will receive Barnett consquentials on this funding in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/03/2018 13:14:26 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

864291

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the higher charges applied to rates of vehicle tax when paid biannually as opposed to annually on the ability of people on lower incomes to afford that tax.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	132775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>It is a long-standing feature of the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system that rates for biannual and monthly payments are higher than annual VED.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) are currently engaged in a programme of large scale technical change to move their services on to new technical platforms. As part of this work, HM Treasury and the DVLA are committed to reviewing the current administration of vehicle tax, including these surcharges.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, DVLA does offer a monthly direct debit, which also helps affordability for people who are cash-constrained.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/03/2018 12:27:18 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore