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1222876

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children's Play: Facilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the reduction in VAT from 20 per cent to 5 per cent announced in the summer economic update on 8 July 2020 applies to soft play centres.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	72196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>Admissions to shows, theatres, circuses, fairs, amusement parks, concerts, museums, zoos, cinemas and exhibitions and similar cultural events and facilities are covered by the new reduced rate of VAT for attractions. This is set out in GOV.UK guidance on admission charges to attractions. This guidance includes examples of what is considered to be a similar cultural event. Whether the temporary reduced rate applies depends on the facts of each individual case.</p><p>Further detail about the operation of the new reduced rate more generally can be found in Revenue and Customs Brief 10 (2020) on the temporary reduced rate of VAT for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions, which can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/07/2020 10:23:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1274732

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children's Play: Facilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2020 to Question 72196 on Children's Play: Facilities, whether soft play centres are included in the temporary 5 per cent VAT provisions as set out in Revenue and Customs Brief 10 (2020).
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	134408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>Admissions to shows, theatres, circuses, fairs, amusement parks, concerts, museums, zoos, cinemas and exhibitions and similar cultural events and facilities are covered by the temporary reduced rate of VAT for attractions. This is set out in GOV.UK guidance on admission charges to attractions.</p><p> </p><p>Whether the temporary reduced rate applies depends on the facts of each individual case. Generally, where an admission fee is charged for entry to premises that are predominantly dedicated to soft play for children, this would be covered by the reduced rate.</p><p> </p><p>Further detail about the operation of the new reduced rate more generally can be found in Revenue and Customs Brief 10 (2020) on the temporary reduced rate of VAT for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions, which can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/01/2021 16:17:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1143356

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electronic Publishing: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with (a) his counterparts in other EU member states and (b) industry of the potential merits of introducing a reduced rate of VAT on e-publications; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	284828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Any amendments to the VAT regime as it applies to physical publications and e-publications must be carefully assessed against policy, economic and fiscal considerations. Any representations on this issue will be considered as part of the fiscal events process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is aware of moves in some EU Member States to apply a reduced rate of VAT to e-publications. Within the UK, officials have met with a range of interested stakeholders, including representatives of the publishing industry, to better understand the functioning of the market.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/09/2019 14:28:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

670887

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	National Grid Company: Pension Funds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect on people affected by proposed changes to the defined benefits sections of the Combined Nuclear Pensions Plan and a section of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	59477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>Government has undertaken an impact assessment and equalities analysis on public service pensions policy to reform final salary, defined benefit schemes in favour of Career Averaged Revalued Earnings schemes. These can be viewed at <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA12-023.pdf" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA12-023.pdf</a> and <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA12-024.pdf" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA12-024.pdf</a>.</p><p>This work has been taken into account in assessing the impact of reforming two final salary schemes within the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) estate. These schemes are now subject to consultation with the workforce, conducted by the NDA; the outcome of the consultation will help to inform further assessments before any decisions are taken.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/01/2017 15:24:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1343662

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Income Tax: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data is shared with HMRC by NHS Scotland, Scottish health boards or agencies to assist in the implementation of the Scottish rate of income tax.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	27129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) administer Scottish income tax as part of the UK income tax system. Scottish income tax is collected through existing PAYE and Self-Assessment processes, which have been adapted to reflect Scottish income tax rates and thresholds.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC receive data from employers across the UK as part of their administration of income tax, and do not have any specific data-sharing arrangements with NHS Scotland or other Scottish health agencies to assist in the administration of Scottish income tax.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about how HMRC administer Scottish income tax and work with employers can be found in the Scottish Income Tax HMRC annual report 2020, which is published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/scottish-income-tax-hmrc-annual-report-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/scottish-income-tax-hmrc-annual-report-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/07/2021 15:26:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

690538

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Euratom: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland and Ministers of the Scottish Government on the effect on Scotland of the UK ceasing to be a member of Euratom.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	64290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>I have been in contact with the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work to discuss this. Additionally, at official level there has been and will continue to be regular contact with Scottish Government officials throughout the process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/02/2017 15:21:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

720926

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the benefits to (a) Scotland and (b) the UK of investment in offshore wind capacity.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	70666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>Investment in offshore wind capacity supports many jobs in both Scotland and the rest of the UK. A BIS report published in 2015, ‘The size and performance of the UK low-carbon economy’, estimated that 13,700 jobs in the UK were supported by offshore wind in 2013.</p><p>Recent announcements of supply chain investments and contract awards include CS Wind, 3 Sun Group and Bi-Fab in Scotland, and JDR Cables, Siemens, Granada Material Handling and Harland &amp; Wolff in the rest of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/04/2017 08:54:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

682447

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Euratom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect on the (a) Joint European Torus project and (b) Culham Centre for Fusion Energy of the UK's decision to withdraw from Euratom; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	62627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>Maintaining and building on the UK’s world-leading fusion expertise and securing alternative routes into the international fusion R&amp;D projects such as the Joint European Torus (JET) project will be a priority. Government is working closely with the UK Atomic Energy Authority on ways to achieve this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2017 15:50:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 34089 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

682448

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Euratom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the UK ceasing to be a member of Euratom on the Joint European Torus project's (a) funding, (b) staffing, (c) operational experiments and (d) collaboration with other EU scientist and member states.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	62628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>Maintaining and building on the UK’s world-leading fusion expertise and securing alternative routes into the international fusion R&amp;D projects such as the Joint European Torus (JET) project will be a priority. Government is working closely with the UK Atomic Energy Authority on ways to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/02/2017 15:47:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 34090 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

649417

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2016
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Shell: North Sea
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on employment in the North Sea oil and gas industry in Scotland of the scale of North Sea assets by Shell; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	55870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>No such assessment has been made. The Oil and Gas Authority will assess any licence transfer as the licence authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/12/2016 17:14:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray