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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

1136977

	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	Royal Mint: Foreign Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many non-British employees are employed (a) full time and (b) part-time by the Royal Mint.
	tabling member constituency	Norwich South
	tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
	uin	273453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The Royal Mint currently employs 9 non-British full-time employees, and 1 non-British part-time employee.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/07/2019 09:59:09 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1136660

	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	Fossil Fuels: Subsidies
	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 policies of the findings by the Overseas Development Institute in their 2018 G7 fossil fuel subsidy scorecard that the UK ranks 7th among G7 nations for transparency in its progress in ending Government support for fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	272841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The VAT reduced rate for domestic fuel and power is aimed at reducing costs on household purchases of several supplies of energy, including electricity which is generated from renewable sources. This measure helps lower the cost of household bills for families.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government also places additional taxes on the extraction of oil and gas, with companies engaged in the production of oil and gas on the UK Continental Shelf subject to headline tax rates on their profits that are more than double those paid by other businesses. To date, the sector has paid over £330 billion in production taxes.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently a net importer of both oil and gas and even under the most rapid energy transition scenarios, the UK is expected to remain a net importer for the foreseeable future. Managing the declining production from our relatively small domestic basin, while reducing our overall usage of fossil fuels, is therefore compatible with our climate change commitments.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, the UK is fourth on the ODI’s 2018 G7 Fossil Fuel Subsidy Scorecard and is ranked first among G7 nations for pledges and commitments. Since the ODI published their report, the Government has signed a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in law, becoming the first G7 country to set such a goal. Among a range of other actions, we have also launched a comprehensive global review of the link between biodiversity and economic growth to be led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 272843 question first answered 12/07/2019 09:56:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1136665

	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	Social Mobility: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury of 2 July 2019, Official Report Vol 662, Column 1054, which countries in Europe his Department considers to have higher levels of social inequality than the UK, and what criteria his Department used to make that assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	272889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The most common measure of inequality is income, and there are a number of countries in Europe that had a higher level of income inequality than the UK in 2017, including Spain, Portugal and Greece. Income inequality by this metric is lower today than it was in 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Such measures of inequality do not capture the benefit households receive from the Government’s significant and progressive spending on public services. In 2019/20, the lowest income households will receive over £4 in public spending for every £1 they pay in tax on average. While the highest income households will contribute over £5 in tax for every £1 they receive in public spending on average.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/07/2019 10:01:06 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1136679

	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	Fuels: Tax Allowances
	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 effect of reduced VAT for domestic fuels and tax reliefs for fossil fuel companies on the ability of the UK to phase out fossil fuel infrastructure in alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement and to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	272843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The VAT reduced rate for domestic fuel and power is aimed at reducing costs on household purchases of several supplies of energy, including electricity which is generated from renewable sources. This measure helps lower the cost of household bills for families.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government also places additional taxes on the extraction of oil and gas, with companies engaged in the production of oil and gas on the UK Continental Shelf subject to headline tax rates on their profits that are more than double those paid by other businesses. To date, the sector has paid over £330 billion in production taxes.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently a net importer of both oil and gas and even under the most rapid energy transition scenarios, the UK is expected to remain a net importer for the foreseeable future. Managing the declining production from our relatively small domestic basin, while reducing our overall usage of fossil fuels, is therefore compatible with our climate change commitments.</p><p> </p><p>Overall, the UK is fourth on the ODI’s 2018 G7 Fossil Fuel Subsidy Scorecard and is ranked first among G7 nations for pledges and commitments. Since the ODI published their report, the Government has signed a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in law, becoming the first G7 country to set such a goal. Among a range of other actions, we have also launched a comprehensive global review of the link between biodiversity and economic growth to be led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 272841 question first answered 12/07/2019 09:56:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

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

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

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

1136091

	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	Economic Growth and Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to increase (a) jobs and (b) economic growth.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	911691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2019 answer text <p>We have worked hard to build a stronger, fairer economy – dealing with the deficit, helping people into work, and cutting taxes for people, families, and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The economy has grown continuously for the past nine years, employment is currently at a record high, unemployment is currently at the joint lowest rate since 1975, and real wages are rising.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 02/07/2019 15:23:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith