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759624

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to announce the results of the Government's review into business rates.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	10276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government concluded a fundamental review of business rates at Budget 2016 with a package of reductions worth almost £9bn over the next five years. As a next step the Government aims to revalue properties more frequently and to look more broadly at the way in which we address the perceived unfairness that companies that operate in bricks and mortar are effectively treated differently from companies that do not. The Government will provide an update in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/09/2017 13:57:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

782072

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what preparations he has made to ensure skilled staff are in place for operation of customs arrangements on the day the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	110710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs are considering the capacity and capability requirements for future customs arrangements as part of their EU exit planning. This will be kept under review as negotiations progress.</p><p>The future customs controls required following EU exit will depend on the outcome of the negotiations. The Government will work to ensure that trade between the UK and the EU is as frictionless as possible.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/11/2017 16:52:04 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

786890

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Customs: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2017 to Question 110573, what representations he has received from business organisations in Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic on the adequacy of future customs arrangements in Northern Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	112352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a comprehensive programme of stakeholder engagement throughout the UK, including Northern Ireland. During summer and autumn 2017 the Government has engaged with businesses and associations from across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the unique case of the Northern Ireland – Ireland land border, and the UK and Irish Governments, and EU Institutions, are all clear that we need to avoid a hard border. Feedback from business engagement supports this view.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 15/11/2017 15:17:35 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

788709

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November 2017 to Question 110711, on EU internal trade: customs, what representations he has received from business organisations about future customs arrangements with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	112733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Since the referendum, HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs officials have met with over 300 businesses and representative bodies in a variety of sectors to discuss future customs arrangements with the EU. Input provided by businesses and other stakeholders was used to inform the Customs Bill White Paper, published in October 2017. Since publication, the Government has continued to engage with businesses and consumers and sought comment on the content of the White Paper, both through official written responses and formal meetings.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2017 14:08:58 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

789228

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 112174, on charities: VAT, what recent representations he has received from (a) business and (b) charity organisations on exempting trading subsidiaries of charities from the Government's Making Tax Digital scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	113140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The 2016 consultation on Making Tax Digital examined whether exempting trading subsidiaries of charities from Making Tax Digital was appropriate. Responses were divided with many respondents arguing that charities who are trading should be treated in the same way as any other trading company.</p><p> </p><p>Further information in the consultation document (page 52) and consultation response document (page 44) can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-tax-digital-bringing-business-tax-into-the-digital-age" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-tax-digital-bringing-business-tax-into-the-digital-age</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2017 17:13:02 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

789230

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Research and Development Expenditure Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111380, on small businesses: technology, what recent representations he has received from business organisations on the use of research development tax credits and the effectiveness of those tax credits in supporting business growth and job creation.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	113142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The government regularly receives representations from a wide variety of businesses and business groups on Research and Development (R&amp;D) tax credits. In particular, the government engaged with many organisations to inform the recent review of the R&amp;D tax environment. At Spring Budget 2017, the government announced that this review had found R&amp;D tax credits to be an effective and internationally competitive element of the government's support for innovative businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/11/2017 17:10:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

794120

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Valuation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his oral contribution of 22 November 2017, what plans he has for businesses to take responsibility for the revaluation of their own premises.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	115208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Autumn Budget 2017 announced that the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) would revalue properties for business rates purposes every three years, instead of every five, following the next revaluation (currently due in 2022).</p><p> </p><p>To enable the VOA to deliver more frequent revaluations, ratepayers will need to provide information regularly on who is responsible for business rates and property characteristics including use and rent. The Government will consult on the detail in due course.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 27/11/2017 17:28:49 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

795466

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Tax Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans for Making Tax Digital to be mandatory for businesses below the VAT threshold; and if he will make statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	115887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable member to my written statement to the House on 13 July which is available here.</p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-07-13/HCWS47/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-07-13/HCWS47/</a></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 30/11/2017 11:07:50 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

797696

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Business Premises: Valuation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2017 to Question 115208 on business premises: valuation, what plans he has to change the amount charged by the Valuation Office Agency to revalue properties for business rates purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	116659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency does not charge ratepayers for undertaking property valuations and has no plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/12/2017 16:16:33 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

808883

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Banks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the amount of money that would have been raised for the public purse if the bankers' bonus tax had been retained in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	119992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The bank payroll tax applied only to banking bonuses awarded between December 2009 and April 2010. The last Labour Chancellor conceded that it could not be repeated without significant tax avoidance.</p><p> </p><p>Bank specific tax measures introduced by the Conservative government since the bank payroll tax include the bank levy, an additional 8% surcharge on banking profits, making misconduct compensation non-deductible and restricting the amount of carry-forward losses. All these changes mean that we will have raised more than £44 billion in additional bank taxes by 2023.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/12/2017 14:48:44 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson