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776825

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect the freeze in whisky excise duty in 2016 had on Government revenues.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	109248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The impact of alcohol duty changes on Government revenues can be found in Table 2.1 of the Budget documents from 2015 and 2016. These are central estimates certified by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109247 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:39:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

776828

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the net worth to the UK economy of the Scottish whisky industry.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	109245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>In terms of the economic impact of Scotch Whisky, more information can be found in the Scotch Whisky Association report “The Economic Impact of Scotch Whisky Production in the UK”.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the Spring Budget alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109246 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:43:30 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

776829

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment was undertaken ahead of the March 2017 Budget on its effect on the whisky industry.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	109246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>In terms of the economic impact of Scotch Whisky, more information can be found in the Scotch Whisky Association report “The Economic Impact of Scotch Whisky Production in the UK”.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its assessment of the impacts of the Spring Budget alcohol duty changes in the Tax Information and Impact Note, which can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/alcohol-duty-rate-changes/alcohol-duty-rate-changes</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109245 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:43:31 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

776830

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Whisky: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what effect the reduction in whisky duty in 2015 had on Government revenues.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	109247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The impact of alcohol duty changes on Government revenues can be found in Table 2.1 of the Budget documents from 2015 and 2016. These are central estimates certified by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones grouped question UIN 109248 question first answered 31/10/2017 14:39:24 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

778103

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Spirits: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the level of revenue to the public purse of the rise in spirits revenue after the change in excise duty in the Budget 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	109874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>The forecast impact of alcohol duty changes on Government revenues can be found in Table 2.1 of the Budget documents from Summer Budget 2015. These are central estimates certified by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to retrospectively assess the impact on revenue of a single tax change which forms part of a package of measures affecting alcohol duty.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR evaluate their forecasts each year in the Forecast Evaluation Review, which can be found at <a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/fer/forecast-evaluation-report-october-2017/" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/fer/forecast-evaluation-report-october-2017/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 02/11/2017 17:51:25 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

1167425

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Moray
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the local economy in Moray constituency of (a) spending and (b) investment by (i) his Department and (ii) the armed forces since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	7761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) over-riding priority is to provide national security for the UK as a whole and its extensive regional footprint exists to provide UK national security.</p><p>Spending or investment decisions are appraised on the basis of costs and benefits to UK society overall irrespective of the location of the expenditure, as required by HM Treasury Green Book.</p><p>The department does not routinely undertake assessments of the effect of national spending or investment decisions on local economies.</p><p>MOD Regional Expenditure with UK Industry and Commerce and Supported Employment is published at the Government Office Regional level as a National Statistic at the following link:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774871/Finance_and_economics_annual_statistical_bulletin_201718.pdf</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 7715 7723 7738 7772 7783 7790 7794 7796 question first answered 04/11/2019 16:25:40 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

849289

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	How many times the Tier 2 (General) Certificate of Sponsorship cap has been reached in each of the last three months.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	904010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the valuable contribution that migrants make to our society by filling skills gaps in our labour market, and that the immigration system plays a part in supporting UK growth. The monthly allocation of places under Tier 2 (General) has been oversubscribed three times since December 2017.</p><p> </p><p>We keep all immigration routes under review to ensure that the system serves the national interest.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/02/2018 17:27:53 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

755530

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Office for Statistics Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the Office for Statistics Regulation in each of the last two years; and how many (a) full and (b) part-time equivalent staff are employed at that office.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	7264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 7265 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:51:38 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

755531

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Office for Statistics Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the devolved administrations make a financial contribution to the Office of Statistics Regulation.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	7265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 7264 question first answered 12/09/2017 14:51:38 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

747763

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Tornado Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on implementing recommendation 1.5.7(a) of the Military Aviation Authority inquiry, published on 30 June 2014, to equip the Tornado GR4 with a collision warning system.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	2561
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>All Tornado GR4 aircraft have been fitted with the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System. This work was completed, as planned, by the end of 2016. The system is now in routine use and has been very well received by RAF Tornado GR4 aircrew.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 06/07/2017 16:18:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross