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686958

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Lloyds Banking Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the public offer of shares in Lloyds Banking Group was cancelled.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	63555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Chancellor to the House in October 2016 concerning the Government’s shareholding in Lloyds which he may find useful.</p><p> </p><p>(<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-10-10/debates/1610102000012/LloydsBankingGroupGovernmentShares?highlight=lloyds%20bank#contribution-3A623DFD-7653-4A00-B93C-3F8E9A05CAB9" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-10-10/debates/1610102000012/LloydsBankingGroupGovernmentShares?highlight=lloyds%20bank#contribution-3A623DFD-7653-4A00-B93C-3F8E9A05CAB9</a>)</p><p> </p><p>I should also clarify that retail investors, like any other investor, remain able to buy shares in Lloyds by purchasing shares via a stockbroker.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 63554 question first answered 23/02/2017 14:08:31 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732611

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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, if he will assess the merits of removing VAT from sanitary products.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	1167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Finance Act 2016 is clear that a VAT zero-rate will be introduced on women’s sanitary products “not after the later of, (a) 1<sup>st</sup> April 2017, and (b) the earliest date that may be appointed consistently with the UK’s EU obligations”.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/07/2017 14:01:42 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

808924

	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	Self-employed: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward proposals to allow tax-deductions for training courses for the self-employed that develop (a) digital training and (b) other new skills.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	120033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Expenditure on training to maintain or update existing skills, including digital skills, is already tax deductible for self-employed individuals when it is wholly and exclusively for the purposes of the business.</p><p> </p><p>As announced at Autumn Budget 2017, the government will consult in 2018 on extending the scope of tax relief currently available to employees and the self-employed for work-related training costs. This consultation will cover the tax treatment of new skills.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 120032 question first answered 20/12/2017 17:20:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

808892

	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: Capital Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will conduct an inquiry into the effect on the viability of small to medium sized business of banks’ efforts to improve their own capital ratios.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	120001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government established an independent Financial Policy Committee (FPC) to identify, monitor and take action to remove or reduce systemic risks with a view to protecting and enhancing the resilience of the UK financial system. In March 2017 the FPC judged the appropriate Tier 1 capital requirement for the UK banking system, in aggregate and net of any countercyclical capital buffer, to be 13.5% of risk-weighted assets, as currently measured. The FPC’s judgement of the appropriate level of capital for the banking system was calibrated such that banks could absorb the cumulative losses in historical stress episodes and continue to provide essential services to the real economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting lending to SMEs in a variety of ways, including: establishing the British Business Bank to make finance markets work better for small businesses; supporting challenger banks; introducing a bespoke regime for peer-to-peer lending; and structural interventions such as the bank referral scheme and the SME credit data sharing scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 21/12/2017 11:05:51 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

808923

	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	Self-employed: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will establish a new tax allowance covering digital training costs incurred by self-employed businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	120032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Expenditure on training to maintain or update existing skills, including digital skills, is already tax deductible for self-employed individuals when it is wholly and exclusively for the purposes of the business.</p><p> </p><p>As announced at Autumn Budget 2017, the government will consult in 2018 on extending the scope of tax relief currently available to employees and the self-employed for work-related training costs. This consultation will cover the tax treatment of new skills.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 120033 question first answered 20/12/2017 17:20:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

795124

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Roadchef: Employee Benefit Trusts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will issue guidance to HMRC on unjust enrichment following the Roadchef Employees Benefit Trust case.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	115660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system, including where appropriate the repayment of tax or duties, is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs. It would not be appropriate for Treasury Ministers to become involved in specific cases.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 04/12/2017 16:15:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

808804

	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	Bank Services: Small Businesses
	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 expand the role of the Financial Services Ombudsman to allow all small and medium sized businesses to make complaints on banking services.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	119913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The remit of the Financial Ombudsman Services (FOS) is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority, which is operationally independent of Government. The FCA indicated in the April 2017 Feedback Statement on their Mission consultation that they intend to consult on widening the remit of the FOS.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 21/12/2017 10:52:20 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

795120

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Roadchef: Employee Benefit Trusts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the regulation of employee benefit trusts following the representations made on behalf of the Roadchef Employees Benefit Trust.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	115657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my written answer of 5 July 2017 (UIN 1465).</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 30/11/2017 16:46:09 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

707220

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Foreign Exchange
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will take steps to make currency conversion fully transparent in forthcoming payment services regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	66413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>A competitive and transparent financial services sector is vital to ensuring that the UK economy delivers for consumers and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>As with all policy areas, the Government continues to keep transparency of foreign exchange fees under review, and is currently conducting research on the effects of this on consumer decisions to inform its policy approach.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also currently consulting on its draft regulations for the implementation of the Second Payment Services Directive and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 66412 question first answered 07/03/2017 10:07:45 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

714040

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2017 to Question 58873, what the timetable is for formal ratification of the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	69165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>A Command Paper setting out the UK’s plans to ratify the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products can be laid before Parliament once all the Primary legislation to fully implement the Protocol has been approved by Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>While the UK already has many of the Protocol’s requirements in place, the requirement to license tobacco manufacturing machinery has not yet been implemented. Legislation to accomplish this is included in the Finance (No.2) Bill.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 69336 question first answered 03/04/2017 10:43:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day