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101322

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pool Reinsurance Company
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the current size is of the Pool Re reserves.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	212169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Pool Re’s reserves stood at approximately £5.26 billion as at 31 December 2013, according to Pool RE’s annual report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/11/2014 15:12:28 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

101324

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Pool Reinsurance Company
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Pool Reinsurance reserves in the event of a terrorist incident.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	212253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Pool Re’s reserves stood at approximately £5.26 billion as at 31 December 2013. However, Pool Re is able to cover events that result in significantly greater claims than £5.26 billion due to its ability to increase premiums, call on additional funds from members, and call on an HMT guarantee to make funding available should those sources prove insufficient to meet its reinsurance liabilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 03/11/2014 15:03:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

386536

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Married People: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what timetable he has set for enabling people to claim the marriage allowance; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	4733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2015 answer text <p>The Marriage Allowance came into effect on April 6 2015. It allows a spouse or civil partner to transfer 10 per cent of their personal allowance to their partner, provided that neither of them pay tax at the higher or additional rate. Eligible couples have been able to register their interest in the allowance since 20 February 2015 through GOV.uk and are being invited by HMRC to complete the application process through an online platform. Eligible couples who have not been able to register for the Marriage Allowance online, will be able to apply for the service after the Summer and will receive the full financial benefit for the 15-16 tax year, regardless of when in the year they apply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 06/07/2015 16:23:40 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

391292

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Personal Income
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to help people keep more of their earnings.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	901121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The government has committed to increasing the personal allowance to £12,500 and the higher rate threshold to £50,000 by the end of the parliament, enabling people to keep more of the money they earn by paying less income tax. 8 out of 10 working households will be better off as a result of changes announced at this Budget to the personal allowance, National Living Wage and welfare.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/07/2015 15:46:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1693322

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the Small Producer Relief to include English and Welsh wine producers.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	16582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>Small Producer Relief (SPR) was introduced as part of the new alcohol duty system on 1 August 2023. SPR provides a duty discount for all producers who produce less than 4,500 hectolitres of pure alcohol on their products below 8.5% alcohol by volume (ABV).</p><p>Retaining a strength limit for SPR is important to ensure the relief is aligned with the new alcohol duty system's public health objectives. Wine producers are able to claim the relief on any goods they make below this level.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 07/03/2024 15:34:34 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1548464

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Excise Duties and VAT: Tobacco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much excise duty and VAT the Government collected from the sale of tobacco products in each financial year since 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	102729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>Data regarding receipts for tobacco duty can be found in the publication <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hmrc-tax-and-nics-receipts-for-the-uk" target="_blank">HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK</a>. Refer to column Y in the statistics table.</p><p> </p><p>An extract is provided below showing Tobacco duties since 2018 to 2019. Figures are in £millions.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Tobacco Duties (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018 to 2019</p></td><td><p>9,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 to 2020</p></td><td><p>8,804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 to 2021</p></td><td><p>9,964</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021 to 2022</p></td><td><p>10,278</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>With regards to VAT receipts on tobacco products, the information is not available. HMRC does not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services, including VAT on tobacco products. This is because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level within their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 12/12/2022 15:03:24 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1548466

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Excise Duties and VAT: Tobacco
	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 potential (a) excise duty and (b) VAT lost due to the sale of illegal tobacco products in each financial year since 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	102730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) publishes annual estimates for the excise duty and VAT lost due to the sale of illegal tobacco as part of its <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/measuring-tax-gaps" target="_blank">Measuring Tax Gaps report</a>. The figures since 2018-19 are below. Figures for 2021-22 are not yet available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Tax gap – duty and VAT (£ billion (bn))</p></td><td><p>Excise Duty Gap (£bn)</p></td><td><p>VAT gap (£bn)</p></td><td><p>Percentage tax gap (Excise duty only)</p></td><td><p>Percentage tax gap (duty and VAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td><p>£2.1</p></td><td><p>£1.6</p></td><td><p>£0.5</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-2020</p></td><td><p>£2.3</p></td><td><p>£1.8</p></td><td><p>£0.5</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-2021</p></td><td><p>£2.5</p></td><td><p>£1.9</p></td><td><p>£0.5</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>N.B. In cases where Excise duty gap (£bn) and VAT gap (£bn) do not sum to the total tax gap (£bn), this is due to rounding them individually to the nearest £100m.</em></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/12/2022 10:51:57 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1548467

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cigarettes have been seized by (a) HM Revenue & Customs, (b) Border Force and (c) Trading Standards in each financial year since 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	102731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) publishes annual data on illicit tobacco seizures as part of its ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-tobacco-smuggling-2013-to-2014-outputs/outputs-for-april-2020-to-march-2021" target="_blank">Outputs for Tackling Tobacco Smuggling’ report</a>. The figures for cigarette and hand-rolling tobacco seizures by HMRC and Border Force since 2018-19 are below. Figures for 2021-22 are not yet available. Trading Standards do not publish comprehensive data on the quantity of cigarettes or hand rolling tobacco they seize.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Financial Year</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Cigarette Seizures (sticks) (millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMRC Overseas</p></td><td><p>Border Force</p></td><td><p>HMRC Inland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>627.2</p></td><td><p>628</p></td><td><p>83.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>575</p></td><td><p>524.1</p></td><td><p>69.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>501.5</p></td><td><p>514.3</p></td><td><p>123.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Financial Year</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Hand-rolling tobacco Seizures (kilograms)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMRC Overseas</p></td><td><p>Border Force</p></td><td><p>HMRC Inland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>356</p></td><td><p>126,295</p></td><td><p>21,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>115,785</p></td><td><p>35,901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>26,250</p></td><td><p>99,434</p></td><td><p>23,909</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 102732 question first answered 13/12/2022 10:47:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1548468

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much hand rolling tobacco has been seized by (a) HM Revenue & Customs, (b) Border Force and (c) Trading Standards in each financial year since 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	102732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) publishes annual data on illicit tobacco seizures as part of its ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tackling-tobacco-smuggling-2013-to-2014-outputs/outputs-for-april-2020-to-march-2021" target="_blank">Outputs for Tackling Tobacco Smuggling’ report</a>. The figures for cigarette and hand-rolling tobacco seizures by HMRC and Border Force since 2018-19 are below. Figures for 2021-22 are not yet available. Trading Standards do not publish comprehensive data on the quantity of cigarettes or hand rolling tobacco they seize.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Financial Year</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Cigarette Seizures (sticks) (millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMRC Overseas</p></td><td><p>Border Force</p></td><td><p>HMRC Inland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>627.2</p></td><td><p>628</p></td><td><p>83.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>575</p></td><td><p>524.1</p></td><td><p>69.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>501.5</p></td><td><p>514.3</p></td><td><p>123.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Financial Year</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Hand-rolling tobacco Seizures (kilograms)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMRC Overseas</p></td><td><p>Border Force</p></td><td><p>HMRC Inland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>356</p></td><td><p>126,295</p></td><td><p>21,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>115,785</p></td><td><p>35,901</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>26,250</p></td><td><p>99,434</p></td><td><p>23,909</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 102731 question first answered 13/12/2022 10:47:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

1548469

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what dedicated funds have been made available to (a) HM Revenue & Customs, (b) Border Force and (c) Trading Standards to prevent the sale of illegal tobacco in each financial year since 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Ashford
	tabling member printed	Damian Green
	uin	102733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government has dedicated significant resource to tackling illicit tobacco and has set out its approach to doing so in successive strategies dating back to 2000. These strategies have been highly effective in reducing the illicit trade for cigarettes from 22% in 2000-01 to 9% in 2020-21, and for hand-rolling tobacco from 61% to 34% in the same period.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for tackling illegal tobacco is typically drawn from wider budgets and activities aimed at tackling illicit trade. However, at Budget 2020 the Government announced further resources to combat illicit tobacco, dedicating £1million over two years to ‘Operation CeCe’, a joint initiative between HMRC and National Trading Standards to tackle illicit trade at a local level.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/12/2022 10:56:24 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green