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1227456

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Housing: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he proposes to change the rate of VAT applied to insulation installed in dwellings and buildings used for a residential purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	78899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Under current VAT rules, the installation of water and wind turbines is subject to the standard rate of VAT. However, the installation of other energy saving materials (ESMs) remains subject to the reduced rate of VAT when certain conditions are met.</p><p>Although there are no plans to extend the scope of the relief already in place, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 78743 78744 78745 78900 78901 78902 question first answered 01/09/2020 10:31:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1227461

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Solar Power: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to change the rate of VAT applied to solar panels installed on dwellings and buildings used for a residential purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	78900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Under current VAT rules, the installation of water and wind turbines is subject to the standard rate of VAT. However, the installation of other energy saving materials (ESMs) remains subject to the reduced rate of VAT when certain conditions are met.</p><p>Although there are no plans to extend the scope of the relief already in place, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 78743 78744 78745 78899 78901 78902 question first answered 01/09/2020 10:31:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1227462

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Renewable Energy: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to change the rate of VAT applied to water and wind turbines installed in dwellings and buildings used for a residential purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	78901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Under current VAT rules, the installation of water and wind turbines is subject to the standard rate of VAT. However, the installation of other energy saving materials (ESMs) remains subject to the reduced rate of VAT when certain conditions are met.</p><p>Although there are no plans to extend the scope of the relief already in place, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 78743 78744 78745 78899 78900 78902 question first answered 01/09/2020 10:31:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1227463

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Combined Heat and Power: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to change the rate of VAT applied to micro combined heat and power units installed in dwellings and buildings used for a residential purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	78902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Under current VAT rules, the installation of water and wind turbines is subject to the standard rate of VAT. However, the installation of other energy saving materials (ESMs) remains subject to the reduced rate of VAT when certain conditions are met.</p><p>Although there are no plans to extend the scope of the relief already in place, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 78743 78744 78745 78899 78900 78901 question first answered 01/09/2020 10:31:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1227372

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Financial Secretary to the Treasury plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun of 5 June 2020 on self support payments for sole trader directors paid by dividends.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	78732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Treasury responded to the Member’s letter on 7 August.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/09/2020 10:34:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1226865

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2020
	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, if he will include (a) period pants and (b) other reusable menstrual products within the VAT reduction covering menstrual products.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	77686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>At Spring Budget on 11 March 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that a zero rate of VAT will apply to women’s sanitary products from 1 January 2021, at the end of the transition period. This will apply to those products which are currently subject to the reduced rate of 5%, for example, tampons and pads, and to reusable menstrual products, such as keepers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/09/2020 10:57:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1227415

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to support employed people from (a) 1 August 2020, (b) 1 September 2020 and (c) 1 October 2020 who (i) are over the age of 60 years and (ii) were formerly on the Government's Shielded Patient List to maintain their employment relationship with their employer until it is safe to return to work as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	78600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>From 1 August the Government has relaxed national advice to those shielding, bringing it in line with the advice to those who are clinically vulnerable. The advice is still to stay at home as much as possible. However, if they are unable to work from home they will be able to return, provided their workplace is COVID-safe.</p><p>It is important that this group continue to take careful precautions, and employers should do all they can to enable them to work from home where this is possible, including moving them to another role if required. Where this is not possible, the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) should be provided with the safest onsite roles that enable them to maintain social distancing from others.</p><p>If employers cannot provide a safe working environment, the CEV will continue to have access to the unprecedented package of financial support. This is not limited to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, but also includes the introduction of the Self Employed Income Support Scheme and an increase in the generosity of welfare payments worth a further £9.3bn according to Office for Budget Responsibility estimates. Individuals over the State Pension age may be eligible for the State Pension.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 78601 78602 question first answered 01/09/2020 10:20:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1227417

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to support employers from (a) 1 August 2020, (b) 1 September 2020 and (c) 1 October 2020 who have employees who (i) are over the age of 60 years and (ii) were formerly on the Government's Shielded Patient List to maintain their employment relationship with their employees until it is safe for those employees to return to work as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	78601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>From 1 August the Government has relaxed national advice to those shielding, bringing it in line with the advice to those who are clinically vulnerable. The advice is still to stay at home as much as possible. However, if they are unable to work from home they will be able to return, provided their workplace is COVID-safe.</p><p>It is important that this group continue to take careful precautions, and employers should do all they can to enable them to work from home where this is possible, including moving them to another role if required. Where this is not possible, the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) should be provided with the safest onsite roles that enable them to maintain social distancing from others.</p><p>If employers cannot provide a safe working environment, the CEV will continue to have access to the unprecedented package of financial support. This is not limited to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, but also includes the introduction of the Self Employed Income Support Scheme and an increase in the generosity of welfare payments worth a further £9.3bn according to Office for Budget Responsibility estimates. Individuals over the State Pension age may be eligible for the State Pension.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 78600 78602 question first answered 01/09/2020 10:20:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1227418

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to ensure that people who (a) are over the age of 60 years and (b) were formerly on the Government's Shielded Patient List maintain their incomes and do not find themselves in avoidable personal debt or living in poverty as a result of it not being safe for them to return to work from 1 August 2020 as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	78602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>From 1 August the Government has relaxed national advice to those shielding, bringing it in line with the advice to those who are clinically vulnerable. The advice is still to stay at home as much as possible. However, if they are unable to work from home they will be able to return, provided their workplace is COVID-safe.</p><p>It is important that this group continue to take careful precautions, and employers should do all they can to enable them to work from home where this is possible, including moving them to another role if required. Where this is not possible, the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) should be provided with the safest onsite roles that enable them to maintain social distancing from others.</p><p>If employers cannot provide a safe working environment, the CEV will continue to have access to the unprecedented package of financial support. This is not limited to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, but also includes the introduction of the Self Employed Income Support Scheme and an increase in the generosity of welfare payments worth a further £9.3bn according to Office for Budget Responsibility estimates. Individuals over the State Pension age may be eligible for the State Pension.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 78600 78601 question first answered 01/09/2020 10:20:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1227329

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals in 2020 to implement the recommendations of the Office of Tax Simplification on reforming the turnover threshold for Value Added Tax registration by businesses; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	78629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The case for change of the VAT registration threshold has been regularly reviewed over the years, and public views are divided. Whilst some argue that a lower threshold would provide a fairer competitive environment, others contend that a higher threshold would reduce financial and administrative burdens.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, the Government consulted on how the design of the VAT registration threshold could better incentivise growth and considered the effects of a smoothing mechanism, however there was no clear option for reform. The summary of responses to the call for evidence can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/vat-registration-threshold-call-for-evidence." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/vat-registration-threshold-call-for-evidence.</a></p><p> </p><p>At Budget 2018, the Government announced it would maintain the VAT registration threshold at £85,000 until March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/09/2020 09:51:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson