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	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential economic merits of (a) freezing and (b) reducing fuel duty.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	136594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2023 answer text <p>In response to high fuel prices, the Government announced at Spring Statement 2022 a temporary 12-month cut to duty on petrol and diesel of 5p per litre. This is the largest cash-terms cut across all fuel duty rates at once, ever, and is only the second time in 20 years that main rates of petrol and diesel have been cut. This represents a tax cut worth around £2.4 billion in 2022-23, benefiting anyone who consumes fuel across the UK</p><p> </p><p>The Government will confirm future policy on fuel duty in the Budget in the Spring, as has been the case in previous years.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 07/02/2023 10:37:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1664984

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Defibrillators: VAT
	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 income from VAT on defibrillator sales in the last five years; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making defibrillator sales VAT exempt.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	202678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level within their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden. Therefore, HM Revenue and Customs does not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services, including VAT on defibrillators.</p><p> </p>The Government currently provides various VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of defibrillators and other first aid equipment. For example, when an AED is purchased with funds provided by a charity or by voluntary contributions, and then donated to an eligible body (such as an NHS body or a charitable care institution), this purchase can then be zero rated, meaning no VAT is charged. Otherwise, they attract the standard rate of VAT.<p> </p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care are examining whether there are ways to further expand public access to defibrillators. The Government keeps all taxes under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/10/2023 11:54:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1664985

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the statement on Net zero by the Prime Minister on 20 September 2023, whether he plans to amend air passenger duty rates.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	202679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>Air Passenger Duty (APD) is the Government’s principal tax on the aviation sector, since tickets are VAT free and aviation fuel incurs no duty. Its primary objective is to ensure that airlines make a fair contribution to the public finances.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, the Government keeps the rates of APD under review and any changes are announced by the Chancellor at fiscal events.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 24/10/2023 12:13:26 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1664986

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on implementation of OECD Pillar 2 on corporation tax; and if he will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of that implementation.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	202680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The government has legislated for the Pillar 2 Multinational top-up tax (MTT) and Domestic top-up tax (DTT) for implementation from 31 December 2023.</p><p> </p><p>An updated Tax Impact and Information Note and costing were published at Spring Budget 2023. An update on the latest revenue forecast from the OBR and a status update on international implementation will be provided at Autumn Statement 2023.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/10/2023 11:57:12 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1665908

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business Rates: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing further business rate reliefs to support (a) small businesses, (b) other businesses, (c) high streets and town centres and (d) local authorities.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	203286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>At Autumn Statement 2022, the Government announced a package of changes and tax cuts worth £13.6 billion over the next five years, including:</p><ul><li>a freeze to the business rates multiplier for 2023-24, a tax cut worth £9.3 billion over the next 5 years, meaning all bills are 6% lower than without the freeze;</li><li>an increased 75% relief for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure (RHL) properties, up to a cash cap of £110,000 per business for 2023-24. This is a tax cut worth over £2 billion for around 230,000 RHL businesses, to support the high street and protect small shops.</li></ul><ul><li>an Exchequer funded Transitional Relief scheme worth £1.6 billion to protect an estimated 700,000 ratepayers facing bill increases due to increases in rateable value. The Government has announced that it will permanently scrap ‘downwards caps’ which had restricted falling bills in previous schemes. This will benefit around 300,000 ratepayers who will see their full bill decrease from April 2023.</li><li>providing over £500 million of support over the next three years with a new Supporting Small Business scheme. This will cap bill increases to £50 per month (£600 per year) for businesses losing some or all of their Small Business or Rural Rate Relief due to the revaluation.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Decisions on future business rates support will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2023 07:39:47 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1665909

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of retaining the business rates multiplier at the current level for the 2024-25 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	203287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government has taken action to hold the tax rate steady over the last three years, protecting businesses from inflationary pressures at a cost of £14.5 billion to the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>Most recently, the Government froze the business rates multiplier for a third consecutive year in 2023-24, a tax cut worth £9.3 billion to business over the next 5 years. This will support all ratepayers, large and small, with the revaluation in 2023, meaning bills are 6 per cent lower, before any reliefs or supplements are applied, than without the freeze.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on the level of the multiplier for 2024-25 will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/10/2023 07:39:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1673147

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax: International Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department holds information on the countries that will implement the OECD Pillar 2 minimum corporation tax measures from 31 December 2023; and what discussions he has had with (a) the OECD and (b) his counterparts in other countries on the implementation of that measure.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	3784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Countries that have committed to apply Pillar 2 from 31 December 2023 or 1 January 2024 include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Vietnam. Japan are implementing for 1 April 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Hong-Kong and Singapore have committed to implement for 1 January 2025.</p><p> </p><p>There are many other jurisdictions that have taken steps towards Pillar 2 implementation.</p><p> </p><p>There are regular multilateral discussions at Ministerial level, including at the level of the G20, on how to ensure swift and coordinated implementation of Pillar 2, as well as the support that can be provided to developing countries in that regard.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 05/12/2023 17:38:46 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1673148

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax: International Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the impact on (a) UK based businesses and (b) foreign direct investment of implementation of the OECD Pillar 2 minimum corporation tax measures.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	3785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>A Tax Information and Impact Note was published in March 2023 which sets out the impact on business of complying with Pillar 2.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 05/12/2023 17:37:14 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1679059

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Corporation Tax: International Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2023 to Question 3785 on Corporation Tax: International Cooperation, when he next plans to (a) review and (b) make an assessment of the potential impact on (i) UK-based businesses and (ii) foreign direct investment of implementation of the OECD Pillar 2 minimum corporation tax measures.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	7555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>Tax Information and Impact notes will be published alongside any future legislation on Pillar 2 in a Finance Bill.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in my answer on 5 December, a Tax Information and Impact note was published in March 2023 which set out the impact on UK businesses of the current legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 11/01/2024 16:47:13 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1679065

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the Government Efficiency Framework; and if he will make an estimate of the impact of that framework on costs to the public purse (i) so far and (ii) in each of the next three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	7560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>All departments are expected to use the framework to measure and categorise efficiencies.</p><p> </p><p>The framework aims to standardise and simplify definitions and processes across the finance function, building on work already being done by departments as part of business as usual budgeting and financial management processes. As such, we do not expect there to be any direct implementation costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 09/01/2024 14:38:36 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel