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1144326

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to reduce the minimum level for applications for funding from the Tampon Tax Community Fund.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	286282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 09/09/2019 14:35:18 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

1012458

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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 assessment he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of abolishing VAT on sanitary products in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	194773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>HMRC estimates that VAT receipts from the sale of women’s sanitary products were approximately £15 million in each of the last five years. The Government does not anticipate any significant change in the foreseeable future. The exchequer cost of introducing a zero rate of VAT for women’s sanitary products would therefore be approximately £15 million per year.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2018, the European Commission brought forward a legislative proposal with an implementation date of 2022 to enhance Member States’ flexibility to apply reduced and zero rates of VAT. This proposal remains under discussion between officials and, if agreed to by Member States, would give the UK the legal ability to zero rate women’s sanitary products.</p><p> </p><p>In Finance Act 2016, the Government committed to apply a zero rate of VAT to women’s sanitary products as soon as legally possible. In line with both our legal responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 and the Government’s strong commitment to gender equality, ministers carefully consider the impacts for women, along with the impacts for others sharing protected characteristics, when developing fiscal and other policies.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 194774 194775 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:20:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

1012462

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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 discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on a potential timeframe for the abolition of VAT on sanitary products.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	194774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>HMRC estimates that VAT receipts from the sale of women’s sanitary products were approximately £15 million in each of the last five years. The Government does not anticipate any significant change in the foreseeable future. The exchequer cost of introducing a zero rate of VAT for women’s sanitary products would therefore be approximately £15 million per year.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2018, the European Commission brought forward a legislative proposal with an implementation date of 2022 to enhance Member States’ flexibility to apply reduced and zero rates of VAT. This proposal remains under discussion between officials and, if agreed to by Member States, would give the UK the legal ability to zero rate women’s sanitary products.</p><p> </p><p>In Finance Act 2016, the Government committed to apply a zero rate of VAT to women’s sanitary products as soon as legally possible. In line with both our legal responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 and the Government’s strong commitment to gender equality, ministers carefully consider the impacts for women, along with the impacts for others sharing protected characteristics, when developing fiscal and other policies.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 194773 194775 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:20:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

1012464

registered interest
date	22/11/2018
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 equality impact assessment his Department has undertaken under the Equality Act 2010 on (a) gender and (b) other protected characteristics of the level of VAT on sanitary products.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	194775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>HMRC estimates that VAT receipts from the sale of women’s sanitary products were approximately £15 million in each of the last five years. The Government does not anticipate any significant change in the foreseeable future. The exchequer cost of introducing a zero rate of VAT for women’s sanitary products would therefore be approximately £15 million per year.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2018, the European Commission brought forward a legislative proposal with an implementation date of 2022 to enhance Member States’ flexibility to apply reduced and zero rates of VAT. This proposal remains under discussion between officials and, if agreed to by Member States, would give the UK the legal ability to zero rate women’s sanitary products.</p><p> </p><p>In Finance Act 2016, the Government committed to apply a zero rate of VAT to women’s sanitary products as soon as legally possible. In line with both our legal responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 and the Government’s strong commitment to gender equality, ministers carefully consider the impacts for women, along with the impacts for others sharing protected characteristics, when developing fiscal and other policies.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 194773 194774 question first answered 27/11/2018 17:20:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

791097

registered interest
date	16/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his policy to apply a zero-rate of VAT to women's sanitary products from 11pm on 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	113516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government has a made a legal commitment to apply a zero rate of VAT to women’s sanitary products as soon as legally possible.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2017 14:12:52 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

647078

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.15 of the Autumn Statement 2016, how much he plans to make available for the next round of Tampon Tax Fund allocations.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	55213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>Last year, the government announced an annual £15m Tampon Tax Fund to support women’s charities across the UK. This is the estimated amount raised from VAT on women’s sanitary products. At this year’s Autumn Statement, the government announced that it would launch the next round of the Tampon Tax Fund on 1 December 2016.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 01/12/2016 15:41:08 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

479517

registered interest
date	17/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.63 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 and paragraph 2.16 of the Budget 2016, for what reasons the funding to support women's charities equivalent to the annual VAT raised on sanitary products has changed from £15 million to £12 million.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	31684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2016 answer text <p>As announced at Autumn Statement 2015, the Tampon Tax Fund is a £15 million annual fund to support women’s charities, equivalent to the amount of VAT raised on sanitary products. The Chancellor announced initial donations at Autumn Statement totalling £5m. Further grants totalling £12 million have been announced at this Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced legislation in the Finance Bill to enable the zero rate of VAT for women’s sanitary products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 29/03/2016 10:26:43 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

459319

registered interest
date	10/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made to date on negotiating with the European institutions for permission to apply a zero-rate of VAT on women's sanitary products.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	30606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>I have written to the European Commission and other Member States setting out our strong view that Member States should have full discretion over what rate of VAT they can apply to these products, and that this should be considered in the context of the Commission’s Action Plan on VAT.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 15/03/2016 17:28:35 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

447834

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.144 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, how much of the £15 million annual VAT revenue from female sanitary products has been (a) spent to date and (b) allocated for future spending; by what process the recipients of those funds are determined; and whether he plans a further round of allocations for financial year 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	24344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>Initial donations from the sanitary products VAT women’s charities fund totalling £5 million have been made to support The Eve Appeal, SafeLives and Women’s Aid, and The Haven. Further donations and recipients will be announced at Budget 2016, and at future fiscal events. The £15 million annual fund will continue to run over the course of this Parliament or until the UK can apply a zero rate of VAT on sanitary products.</p><p> </p><p>Charities interested in applying should email the Treasury directly at <a href="mailto:Tampontax.Fund@hmtreasury.gsi.gov.uk" target="_blank">Tampontax.Fund@hmtreasury.gsi.gov.uk</a> stating their interest in the fund, including an overview of the nature of their proposal and the amount they are requesting. Following this they will be given further details of the bidding process and the detailed information required.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/02/2016 16:03:49 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

432645

registered interest
date	26/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.114 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what the evidential basis for the estimate of £15 million annual tax receipt on sanitary products; and to what range of products that estimate applies.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	17820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The £15m estimate of the annual VAT revenue from sanitary products is produced by HM Revenue and Customs and is consistent with the published estimate of the cost of the current 5% relief for sanitary products (available to view here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/minor-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/minor-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a> ).</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 03/12/2015 17:07:15 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff