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1506697

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Guaranteed Minimum Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many pensioners affected by the Guaranteed Minimum Pension reconciliation exercise had their pensions (a) reduced and (b) increased; and what was the (a) highest loss, (b) lowest loss and (c) average loss of pension for those pensioners.
	tabling member constituency	Angus
	tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
	uin	51969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text This question is being answered assuming the Hon. Member for Angus is referring to the Scheme Reconciliation Service that ended in 2021 and that the pension information requested relates to occupational pensions. HMRC are unable to provide the data requested. answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 23/09/2022 16:01:25 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1506938

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Shipping: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to introduce a windfall tax on the profits of container shipping companies operating from the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	51415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text The Government currently has no plans to introduce new windfall taxes on businesses operating from the UK. answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 28/09/2022 08:14:56 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1506567

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Funerals: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making costs associated with the organisation of remembrance services exempt from VAT.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	51458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to the vast majority of goods and services.</p><p> </p><p>It would be administratively challenging for suppliers to identify and apply a different VAT treatment to supplies based on the type of event and for HMRC to ensure that the VAT treatment and VAT accounting is applied correctly throughout the supply chain. Businesses and organisations in the supply chain are normally able to recover VAT on costs. However, they are unable to recover the VAT on costs used in making exempt or out of scope supplies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review and welcomes representations to help inform future decisions on tax policy, as part of the tax policy making cycle and Budget process.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 23/09/2022 13:26:09 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1506673

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Media: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT on subscriptions to Ukrainian news providers.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	51915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to the vast majority of goods and services, including television broadcasting services. While there are exceptions to the standard rate, these have always been strictly limited by both legal and fiscal considerations.</p><p> </p><p>One such exception is the zero rate on supplies of e-publications, brought into effect on 1 May 2020. This was introduced to make it clear that e-books, e-newspapers, e-magazines, and academic e-journals are entitled to the same VAT treatment as their physical counterparts. Further guidance on the application of the zero rate on e-publications, including subscriptions to e-publications, can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/zero-rate-of-vat-for-electronic-publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/zero-rate-of-vat-for-electronic-publications</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review and welcomes representations to help inform future decisions on tax policy, as part of the tax policy making cycle and Budget process.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 28/09/2022 08:17:39 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1506941

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tonnage Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many shipping companies that qualify for tonnage tax operate container lines from UK ports.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	51417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not available. It is not possible to identify which shipping companies qualifying for tonnage tax operate container lines from UK ports, because companies paying tonnage tax are not required to declare this information in tax returns.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does publish the total number of companies paying tonnage tax in its publication on non-structural tax reliefs, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a>. In 2018-19, in total 415 companies paid tonnage tax.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 28/09/2022 08:18:42 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1506684

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fiscal Policy: Cost of Living
	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 impact of his Department’s fiscal policies on the cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	51612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government understands that people across the UK are worried about the rising cost of living and has taken decisive action to get households and businesses through this winter and the next, while ensuring action is fiscally responsible.</p><p> </p><p>The Energy Price Guarantee means that a typical UK household will pay no more than £2500 a year on their energy bill over the next 2 years. While the Energy Bill Relief Scheme will provide support for businesses, charities, and public sector organisations.</p><p> </p><p>These measures will save the average household around £1000 a year from October, and protect businesses from soaring energy costs, providing them with the certainty they need to plan through the acute crisis this winter.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this support for energy costs, the Government has already announced £37 billion of targeted support for the cost of living this financial year. This will provide millions of the most vulnerable households with £800 support through the £150 Council Tax rebate and a one-off £650 Cost of Living Payment, with additional support for pensioners and those claiming disability benefits.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Growth Plan, the Chancellor announced the reversal of the 1.25 percentage point increase in National Insurance from November, and a cut in the basic rate of Income Tax to 19 per cent from April 2023.</p><p> </p><p>These tax cuts will put money back into people’s pockets as well as fuelling economic growth. The Chancellor has been clear that growth is the only sustainable way of increasing living standards for all.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 28/09/2022 15:28:15 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506937

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Shipping: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to assess the extent of (a) domestic tax base erosion and profit shifting and (b) tax avoidance by multinational shipping companies registered in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	51414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government has not carried out any sector-specific assessment of the extent of base erosion and profit shifting or tax avoidance by multinational shipping enterprises. However, the UK has led on international measures to combat base erosion and profit-shifting by multinationals. In particular, the UK has played a leading role in the OECD base erosion and profit shifting project. Since 2015, the UK has introduced a number of key measures to combat multinational tax planning, including diverted profits tax, corporate interest restriction, hybrid mismatch rules, and rules dealing with offshore receipts from intangible property.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 28/09/2022 08:20:40 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1507116

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Rents and Stamp Duties: Cost of Living
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to introduce a freeze on (a) stamp duty holiday and (b) rents to help the cost of living.
	tabling member constituency	Putney
	tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
	uin	52036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>On 23 September 2022, the Chancellor announced a permanent cut to Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). The Government has increased the nil-rate threshold for residential SDLT from £125,000 to £250,000 as part of the Growth Plan. The nil-rate threshold for first-time buyers has also been increased from £300,000 to £425,000. The maximum property value for which First Time Buyers Relief can be claimed increased from £500,000 to £625,000. The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not support the introduction of rent controls in the private rented sector to set the level of rent at the outset of a tenancy.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 28/09/2022 08:16:27 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1506647

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Making Tax Digital reforms that require separate (a) records and (b) tax return submissions for each business on people with multiple small businesses who earn below the income tax threshold; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing those people to (i) submit a single tax return and (ii) utilise only one paid software subscription for all of their businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	51744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>As is currently the case for Income Tax Self Assessment, taxpayers will need to maintain separate records for each business that they operate, but under Making Tax Digital (MTD) these will need to be digital. This ensures that businesses maintain accurate records to support the updates and returns they make to HMRC.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Making quarterly updates through MTD compatible software is not the same as making quarterly tax returns and no accounting or tax adjustments are needed for these updates. Taxpayers will be able to submit these updates for each business directly from their digital records through the software.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC expects a range of third-party software will be available to taxpayers and that many products will cater for users with multiple business income sources.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 28/09/2022 08:19:43 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally