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1663910

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
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 potential impact of the Prime Minister's announcement on a smokefree generation on 4 October 2023 on tobacco duties received by the Treasury.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	201763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>As announced by the Prime Minister on 4 October 2023, the Government is creating the first smokefree generation, by bringing forward legislation so that children turning 14 this year or younger will never be legally sold tobacco products. This will prevent future generations from ever taking up smoking, as there is no safe age to smoke. The command paper sets out the proposed actions the Government will take to tackle smoking and youth vaping and can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stopping-the-start-our-new-plan-to-create-a-smokefree-generation#:~:text=This%20publication%20sets%20out%20proposed,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/stopping-the-start-our-new-plan-to-create-a-smokefree-generation#:~:text=This%20publication%20sets%20out%20proposed,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government launched a consultation on 12 October on the smokefree generation policy detailed in the command paper, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping#:~:text=Consultation%20description,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-smokefree-generation-and-tackling-youth-vaping#:~:text=Consultation%20description,ensure%20the%20law%20is%20enforced</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Once final policy decisions are confirmed, the impact of those decisions on the public finances will be assessed and reflected in the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast.</p><p> </p><p>A smokefree generation will save the NHS billions over the long-term and put cash back in the pockets of millions of families across this country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 19/10/2023 14:48:11 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1604916

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the changes made to tobacco duty rates from 15 March 2023 and the recommendations in the Khan Report.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	167170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The Chancellor regularly engages with his Cabinet colleagues and stakeholders on a range of issues.</p><p> </p><p>Tobacco Duty rates are considered as part of the annual Budget process. Stakeholders can make representations, which form part of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s considerations.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2023 15:05:05 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1603666

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Retained EU Law Bill, whether his department plans to review tobacco excise structures.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	163858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Tax matters are kept under constant review, with any announcements made at fiscal events. All required legislation relating to excise duties will be made via the Finance Bill (or subordinate tax legislation) which is usual and appropriate for tax provisions.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/03/2023 14:55:01 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1415985

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has made an assessment of the potential merits of applying an excise duty to non-tobacco nicotine products.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Antony Higginbotham
uin	110634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to apply an excise duty to non-tobacco nicotine or vaping products. We believe these are an effective way of encouraging smokers to switch to less harmful alternatives.</p><p> </p><p>Non-tobacco nicotine and vaping products are currently subject to the standard rate of VAT at 20%. Medicinally regulated products are subject to the reduced rate of VAT at 5%.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 110633 question first answered 31/01/2022 17:03:38 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4833 label Biography information for Antony Higginbotham

1243321

registered interest
date	14/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will revise the definition of cigarillos so that they are in the same tax bracket as factory-made cigarettes after the end of transition period.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	103577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>While all taxes are kept under review, the Government has no current plans to redefine the classification of cigarillos or increase the duty to the same level as cigarettes.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/10/2020 11:38:26 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1241246

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to increase the level of the tobacco duty escalator on hand-rolling tobacco.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	100480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>All taxes are kept under review and decisions on tobacco duty rates are made by the Chancellor as part of the annual Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 16/10/2020 09:20:24 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1233741

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on (a) the average prices, (b) consumption and (c) tax revenues deriving from the sale of duty-paid tobacco products in the UK as a result of the imposition of the UK Global Tariff on imports of tobacco leaf from 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) remains committed to promoting compliance and tackling avoidance and evasion. Guidance on how to not facilitate smuggling of tobacco products is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-477-tobacco-products-duty-control-of-supply-chains/excise-notice-477-tobacco-products-duty-control-of-supply-chains-1.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, on 12 July 2020, we announced more than £705m in additional funding to make sure our border systems are robust and operational.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish more analysis in the Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) alongside the legislation, as is standard practice.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 88831 88832 88834 question first answered 16/09/2020 16:23:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1138391

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what amount of heated tobacco product covered by the Tobacco for Heating excise category introduced on 1 July 2019 may be brought into the UK by passengers (a) from the EU and (b) from outside the EU as at (i) 11 July 2019 and (ii) after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	276178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Passengers travelling from the EU may bring an unlimited amount of tobacco for heating into the UK without paying duty, provided it is for their own personal use.</p><p>Most passengers travelling from outside the EU may bring tobacco for heating products into the UK up to the value of £390. Passengers travelling by private plane or boat are only entitled to an allowance of £270.</p><p>The Government’s future approach is subject to the outcome of negotiations with the EU. However, the Government’s aim is to keep processes as close as possible to their current operation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/07/2019 14:10:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1006208

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect has plain packaging had on the tax received from tobacco duty receipts in each financial year since that policy was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	190817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>There has been a long term reduction in annual tobacco duty receipts, driven by above-RPI increases in duty and changing attitudes to smoking. As shown in the published Tobacco Bulletin July 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In their November 2016 Economic and fiscal outlook the Office of Budget Responsibility revised their estimates of the underlying downward trend in clearances of tobacco. This was to account for various factors including weakness in tobacco receipts and the expected effects of the Tobacco Products Directive. Paragraph 4.75 noted that the effect on receipts from the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging is assumed to be captured by this downward trend in clearances across the forecast period.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/11/2018 16:48:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

792623

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the results of the consultation on the tax treatment of heated tobacco products.
tabling member constituency	South Thanet
tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
uin	114550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The government is analysing the responses to the consultation and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 23/11/2017 11:16:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Lord Mackinlay of Richborough