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1605973

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	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 establishing an independent review of the loan charge.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	170731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text I refer the Hon Member to the answer that I gave on 16 March to the Hon Member for Portsmouth South, UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-03-09/162282" target="_blank">162282</a>. answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 28/03/2023 10:17:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1184454

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: South West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he received on providing £2 million of seed funding for the Great South West initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	28094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>We received a wide range of representations at Spring Budget, including from the Great South West. The Chancellor set out our plan at Budget to level up every region and nation of the UK. For the South West, this ranges from major investment in infrastructure, including the A303 Stonehenge, an intra-city transport settlement for West of England from a £4.2bn envelope and the rollout of gigabit broadband, to a cut to National Insurance for over 2.5 million people in the South West.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 19/03/2020 12:11:33 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1365952

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Ivory
	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 number of ivory items owned by or collated by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	69186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2021 answer text <p>We have not made any estimates of the number of ivory items owned by or collated in this Department or institutions owned or managed by the Government.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/11/2021 12:08:19 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1382342

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Water Companies: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planning assumption is on the amount the Exchequer will receive in fines from water companies in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	82080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>We are unable to forecast sector specific fines, which are set as an outcome to legal proceedings and vary based on the offence.</p><p> </p><p>In the period from 2010 to date, the Environment Agency have brought 190 successful prosecutions against the Water Companies with the Courts imposing fines of approximately £140 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 03/12/2021 13:20:17 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1245145

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beekeeping: Equipment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to adjust the rate of VAT applied to bee keeping equipment after the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	106490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>VAT is a broad based tax on consumption and the twenty per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services, including on equipment used for bee keeping. Businesses that are registered for VAT will usually be able to reclaim the VAT they incur when they purchase these items for business purposes.</p><p> </p><p>Changing the rate of VAT on bee keeping equipment would come at a cost to the Exchequer. Although the Government keeps all taxes under review, the Government has no current plans to change the VAT treatment of such goods.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2020 15:05:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1490786

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debts: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Ukraine owes to the UK in (a) public and (b) private debt.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	40000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Ukraine’s total debt stock to the UK government is £21.09 million as reported on the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1046401/ukef_g20_oct-21_to_dec-21.csv/preview" target="_blank">UK government website</a>. UK private holdings of Ukrainian debt securities amounted to USD$1.43 billion in June 2021 according to the most recently available IMF data. This accounted for 5.5% of the total value of foreign-owned Ukrainian debt securities, as reported by <a href="https://data.imf.org/?sk=B981B4E3-4E58-467E-9B90-9DE0C3367363&amp;sId=1481577756129" target="_blank">IMF’s Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey</a>. As bonds are tradable instruments, holders can fluctuate on a regular basis.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 05/09/2022 07:07:06 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1457489

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money he has allocated for military support for Ukraine as of 14 April 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	154372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>UK military and economic assistance to Ukraine is longstanding. The UK has been in the vanguard in supplying military aid to Ukraine during the current conflict, providing a package worth over £450 million in lethal and non-lethal aid to Ukraine, including thousands of anti-tank weapons, air defence systems, helmets, body armour, and night vision goggles.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are providing export financing to enhance Ukrainian naval capabilities, and since 2014 have invested in building Ukrainian military capacity, including training thousands of Ukrainian troops.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 25/04/2022 13:13:06 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1238724

	registered interest
	date	29/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bowling: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons are for the exclusion of ten pin bowling businesses from the reduction in VAT for tourism and hospitality businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	97026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced on 15 July to support the cash flow and viability of over 150,000 businesses and protect 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors, which have been severely affected by Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>Hospitality for the purposes of this relief includes the supply of food and non-alcoholic beverages from restaurants, cafes, pubs and similar establishments for consumption on the premises. It also includes the supply of hot food and non-alcoholic hot beverages to take away.</p><p> </p><p>Where a bowling alley provides such hospitality, that hospitality will benefit from the reduced rate, although admission to a bowling alley itself is not eligible. Further information can be found in VAT Guidance: reduced rate for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catering-takeaway-food-and-vat-notice-7091" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catering-takeaway-food-and-vat-notice-7091</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/10/2020 15:06:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1198254

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Students: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak and the Bank of England’s reduction in interest rates, what plans he has to reduce the interest rates applied to Plan 2 Income Contingent Repayment student loans.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	52466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The system for setting interest rates on student loans is set out in The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009, as amended.</p><p> </p><p>Student loans have much more favourable terms than commercial loans and the Government regularly monitors the interest rates set on student loans against the interest rates prevailing on the market. The most appropriate comparators for undergraduate student loans are the effective interest rates available on unsecured personal loans, as published by the Bank of England (data series CFMBJ77 and CFMBJ94).</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor Covid-19 impacts on students and work to understand the issues they face.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 08/06/2020 13:53:01 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1301360

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Incentives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of reintroducing the Job Retention Bonus; and when he plans to publish guidance on retention incentives.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	166555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The objective of the Job Retention Bonus (JRB) was to incentivise employers to retain employees between November, when the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was due to end, and the end of January 2021. However, the subsequent extension of the CJRS to April (now September) allowed employers to retain their staff during that period by covering 80% of the furloughed employees’ wages. Given this further extension to the end of September, the original policy intent of the JRB has fallen away.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to deploying a retention incentive at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/03/2021 11:46:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard