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1137558

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 49 of Budget 2018, what progress he has made on the establishment of a UK-wide Anti-Illicit Trade Group.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	274536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Following the recommendations in the report of the APPG on Illicit Trade, the Government announced, at Budget 2018, the establishment of a new UK-wide Anti-Illicit Trade Group.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are currently working to establish a first meeting of the new Group and further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 11/07/2019 15:11:29 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1137161

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue his Department received though collection of the sugar tax in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	273729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Right Honourable Member to the response given on 8th July 2019 to Parliamentary Question 272873.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 10/07/2019 07:28:46 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1136933

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Red Diesel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Clean Air Strategy 2019, what progress he has made in reviewing current uses of red diesel to ensure that its lower cost is not discouraging the transition to cleaner alternatives.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	273471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>In April 2019 HMT and Defra published a summary of responses to the call for evidence on non-road mobile machinery and red diesel. HMRC also published a research paper on the same topic. These can be found at:</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/792651/red_diesel_summary_of_responses_web.pdf</p><p> </p><p>and</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/791883/Non-agricultural_use_of_red_diesel_for_non-road_mobile_machinery_Research_Report.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The government will continue to pursue policies to reduce the overall environmental impact of diesel use and encourage the uptake of alternatives in industries where a practical substitute for diesel engines is available.</p><p> </p><p>All taxes are kept under review and any changes are announced as part of the annual budget process.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/07/2019 09:38:54 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1136929

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue accrued to the public purse in Vehicle Excise Duty on cars registered in London in each of the last three financial years; and what estimate he has made of the amount of that revenue which will accrue to the public purse in the next two financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	273468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The government does not collect Vehicle Excise duty (VED) data by region as place of registration has no bearing on road usage. For example, many company vehicles will be registered at a head office, but kept and used elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR publishes forecasts for national receipts in its Economic and Fiscal Outlook, available at the following link: <a href="http://www.obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2019/" target="_blank">www.obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2019/</a></p><p> </p><p>From 2020, English VED revenue will be hypothecated to the National Roads fund to deliver nationally significant schemes across the strategic road network, such as improvements to the M25.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/07/2019 09:37:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1136972

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	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 implications for his policy on the soft drinks industry levy of research by Cancer Research UK linking obesity and cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	273450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>All taxes are kept under review. New evidence related to fiscal interventions such as the Soft Drinks Industry Levy is considered as part of the normal Budget process. As set out in Phase 2 of the Childhood Obesity Strategy, HMT will review the Soft Drinks Industry Levy exemption for milk-based drinks in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/07/2019 07:26:58 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1136976

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coinage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money from the public purse has been spent on the creation of the new 50p coin to commemorate the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	273452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The cost of designing and producing commemorative coins is met by the Royal Mint out of its own revenues, at no cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/07/2019 07:24:38 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1136299

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 March 2019 on Decommissioning Relief Deeds, HCWS1435, what the name is of the oil company that defaulted on its decommissioning obligations causing the Government to make two payments totaling £45.4 million in 2017-18; what the circumstances were of that default; and if he will place in the Library a copy of the evidential basis for calculating the provision of £357.1 million for future defaults.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	272255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s 2018-19 accounts recognise a provision of £357m payable to MCX Dunlin and MCX Osprey in respect of decommissioning expenditure in relation to the Dunlin cluster of fields, created as a result of Fairfield Energy defaulting on their decommissioning obligations. The decision to decommission the Dunlin cluster was a commercial decision made by Fairfield Energy, MCX Dunlin and MCX Osprey after reaching agreement with the Oil and Gas Authority that maximised economic recovery had been achieved for these assets.</p><p> </p><p>The provision is based on the tax relief due on the estimated remaining costs of decommissioning the defaulted fields, discounted for the time value of money.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/07/2019 16:45:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1136726

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Overtime
	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 total amount of unpaid overtime worked by staff in his Department in the last 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	272759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury operates a flexible working hours scheme which allows staff to take time off if they work longer hours during the week.</p><p> </p><p>It is in the interests of the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff that work in excess of the normal hours of duty in a week should not be consistently required. We are keen to ensure that all staff enjoy a good work life balance and it is with this in mind that we strongly recommend that time off in lieu be taken in the event of working excess hours. However, it is recognised that from time to time, this may be unavoidable.</p><p> </p><p>Where it is not appropriate or possible to take time off in lieu of hours worked, staff are paid for these additional hours at plain time rate, in line with our overtime policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/07/2019 16:45:24 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1136708

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment fund will open for applications.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	272896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund is a crucial step in accelerating the roll out of chargepoints and ensuring electric vehicle drivers have access to the right infrastructure. In February 2019, the Government entered into exclusive negotiations with a preferred bidder. We are in the final stages of negotiations and the fund is expected to begin investing shortly.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/07/2019 16:44:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1136697

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money was accrued to the public purse from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy in the 2017-18 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	272873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) was introduced in April 2018 with money to the public purse accruing from this date.</p><p> </p><p>Monthly and annual receipts from SDIL are published in HMRC’s National Statistics publication, which can be accessed via this link:</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk</a></strong></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 08/07/2019 10:32:33 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper