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781245

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Northern Ireland
	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 need for additional Revenue and Customs officials in Northern Ireland as a result of the UK leaving the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	110573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Additional staffing required by HMRC across the UK following exit from the European Union will depend on the final outcome of the negotiations. HMRC are working with other government departments sharing the responsibility for maintaining the flow of trade through our borders to provide a seamless customs system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the unique case of the Northern Ireland – Ireland land border, and has been clear that there will be no return to the borders of the past. It is for this reason that avoiding a ‘hard border’ between Ireland and Northern Ireland is one of the Government’s three strategic objectives that have informed development of the policy options outlined in the recently published <em>Future Customs Arrangements: A Future Partnership Paper</em>.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/11/2017 16:46:25 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

820784

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Northern Ireland
	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 potential loss of free-to-use ATMs in (a) North Down, (b) Northern Ireland as a consequence of LINK'S proposal to reduce the interchange free by 20 per cent; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	122202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK, and will continue to work with industry to ensure that this access remains.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made any formal assessment of the potential effect of LINK’s proposals to change the interchange fee rate on North Down or Northern Ireland. However, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users, is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing internal work on the impact that changes may have. The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is engaging regularly with LINK and its members, and they have assured us that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK intends to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in areas of deprivation, where demand would not otherwise make one viable, and has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/01/2018 10:34:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

91244

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on ensuring adequate levels of funding for public services in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	208821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2014 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers maintain regular contact with Northern Ireland Executive Ministers on a range of matters of mutual interest.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s position is that Northern Ireland is funded fairly and that the Executive have sufficient resources to support public services to at least the levels in place across the rest of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Indeed, the most recently published statistics demonstrate again that identifiable spending on public services in Northern Ireland remains over £2000 per head higher than the UK average. It is for the Northern Ireland Executive to determine how to allocate their budgets in line with local priorities.</p> answering member constituency Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey answering member printed Danny Alexander question first answered 18/09/2014 09:02:02 answering member 1535 label Biography information for Danny Alexander
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

167703

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to exempt students flying on domestic flights within the UK from air passenger duty; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	217014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>Budget 2014 announced a freeze in the rate of Air Passenger Duty for short-haul international and domestic flights for a fourth year running. In addition Budget 2014 reforms Air Passenger Duty with the abolition of bands C and D from 1 April 2015. This cuts tax for passengers travelling to destinations such as Brazil, India, China, South Asia and the Caribbean.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Autumn Statement 2014 also announced an Air Passenger Duty exemption for children under 12 on economy tickets, with effect from 1 May 2015. This will be extended to include children under 16, so that from 1 March 2016 all students of compulsory school age will be exempt from Air Passenger Duty.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor keeps all taxes including Air Passenger Duty under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 10/12/2014 13:13:45 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

167699

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Orchestras: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Autumn Statement 2014, whether the tax relief for orchestras will be available for orchestras in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	217031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The new tax relief for orchestras will be available across the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, from April 2016. The government will launch a consultation on the design of the new tax relief in early 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/12/2014 16:53:34 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

167700

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Hospices: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Autumn Statement 2014, how much VAT will be refunded to hospices in Northern Ireland; what the timescale for repayment is; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	217033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Following the Chancellor’s announcement in the Autumn Statement that this government will refund the VAT that hospice charities incur, the government will now engage with the hospice sector, including those in Northern Ireland, in taking this policy forward to implementation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/12/2014 16:51:19 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

167702

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Inheritance Tax: Aid Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Autumn Statement 2014, whether it is his policy that the inheritance tax exemption for aid workers who lose their lives in dealing with humanitarian emergencies, cover (a) British military personnel and (b) British healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	217034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The inheritance tax exemption for those whose death is caused or hastened by injury responding to humanitarian emergencies covers both British military and medical personnel.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish draft legislation on 10 December 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 08/12/2014 13:59:11 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

485518

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the Tampon Tax Fund was allocated to (a) Women's Aid and (b) other women's charities in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	32279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced initial donations from the Tampon Tax Fund at Autumn Statement totalling £5m. Further grants totalling £12 million were announced at Budget to support a range of charities that are making a significant impact in the lives of women and girls. This included an award of £118,000 to Parenting NI.</p><p> </p><p>£5.2 million of funding was allocated to Comic Relief and Rosa, who will disburse funding to a range of grassroots women’s organisations across the UK, including those in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Details of all charities awarded funding at Budget can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents/budget-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents/budget-2016</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/04/2016 15:36:29 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

485519

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Sanitary Products: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which women's organisations in Northern Ireland received funding from the Tampon Tax Fund; what the amount was that each such organisation received; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	32280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced initial donations from the Tampon Tax Fund at Autumn Statement totalling £5m. Further grants totalling £12 million were announced at Budget to support a range of charities that are making a significant impact in the lives of women and girls. This included an award of £118,000 to Parenting NI.</p><p> </p><p>£5.2 million of funding was allocated to Comic Relief and Rosa, who will disburse funding to a range of grassroots women’s organisations across the UK, including those in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Details of all charities awarded funding at Budget can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents/budget-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2016-documents/budget-2016</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 11/04/2016 13:38:05 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

517125

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Gaming Machines: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has accrued to the public purse from use of fixed-odds betting terminals in (a) Northern Ireland, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) England in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	36381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2016 answer text <p>This information is not available. This is because HMRC do not ask for a country-by-country breakdown on the taxpayer’s return.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 11/05/2016 10:40:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon