The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT on e-publications.<\/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.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1091", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bates"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Bates"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-24T12:28:38.877Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electronic Publishing: VAT"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 26 November (HL11364), whether they have begun assessing the equalities impact of applying a zero VAT rate to e-publications; and whether any such assessments will include the impact on literacy rates in relation to children from disadvantaged backgrounds.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4564", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bird"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Bird"} ], "uin" : "HL12736"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1038965", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1038965/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
We are committed to our Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies around the globe. Enabling them to design and mint their own versions of the iconic new £1 coin is a demonstration of that commitment.<\/p>
Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies will now be able to apply to the Royal Mint for permission to produce their own 12-sided pound coins. It is for the coin issuing authority in each of the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to seek permission, if they wish to do so.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4320", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robert Jenrick"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newark"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robert Jenrick"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-15T14:14:53.027Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Coinage: British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's announcement entitled New pound coin goes global with rollout to British overseas nations, published on 6 January 2019, if he will list which authority in each of the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies that will be responsible for commissioning new £1 coins.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4432", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Patrick Grady"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Glasgow North"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Patrick Grady"} ], "uin" : "207221"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1038982", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1038982/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Budget 2018 announced a two-year business rates discount of one third for small retailers. As set out in the published guidance, the government considers retail to mean properties being used as shops, cafes, restaurants, and drinking establishments. It will be for local authorities to implement the discount and decide whether properties are similar in nature to those listed as eligible in the guidance. Music venues will only be eligible where they are similar in nature to those properties listed as eligible.<\/p>
<\/p>
This discount is part of Our Plan for the High Street, a £1.5bn support package. All ratepayers are benefitting from recent wide-ranging reductions to business rates; in total, cuts announced since Budget 2016 are worth more than £13bn to businesses over the next five years.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3935", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mel Stride"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Central Devon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mel Stride"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-17T16:02:56.157Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Music Venues: Non-domestic Rates"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to assess the eligibility of music venues for discounted business rates.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1580", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wantage"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Edward Vaizey"} ], "uin" : "207178"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1038988", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1038988/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
In 2017-18, Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) raised a total of around £6.2 billion in revenue.<\/p>
<\/p>
VED is collected nationwide and since it is tied to where individuals choose to register their vehicles, there is no official methodology to identify the VED collected in any particular region. As such, VED does not lend itself to devolution as vehicle registrations do not necessarily correlate with either emissions or vehicle use.<\/em><\/p> <\/p> VED revenues will be hypothecated to the National Roads Fund (NRF) in England from 2020-21. The NRF will provide certainty for roads investment, including in London.<\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has been raised for the public purse from vehicle excise duties from the Greater London Authority area in each year for which information is available; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of devolving the proceeds of vehicle excise duties raised in the Greater London Authority area to London local authorities.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4647", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Julia Lopez"}
}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Julia Lopez"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1039004", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1039004/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " As of 31st<\/sup> December 2018 the total number of Help to Save accounts open across the UK was 80,810.<\/p> <\/p><\/li> The number of Help to Save accounts open in the Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency totaled 125.<\/p><\/li><\/ol>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4051", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Glen"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have live savings accounts under the Help to Save scheme in (a) the UK and (b) Preseli Pembrokeshire at 31 December 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1554", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Stephen Crabb"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Stephen Crabb"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1039060", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1039060/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The amount of customs revenue collected will be dependent on the rates of import duty set and our relationship with the EU. In the event of \u201cno deal\u201d the Government will publish new UK duty rates, in due course, before we leave the EU.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3935", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mel Stride"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on the amount of customs revenue accruing to the public purse of (a) leaving the EU, (b) leaving the EU without a deal and (b) the Department for Transport\u2019s decision to prioritise speed of goods processing over revenue collection at the border.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1039079", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1039079/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government introduced the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) from January 2013 to ensure that support is targeted at those who need it most. It applies to anyone with an individual income over £50,000, who claims Child Benefit or whose partner claims it, regardless of the make-up of their household.<\/p> <\/p> The impacts on individuals and households were published in the Tax Information and Impact Note at Budget 2012 when HICBC was announced:<\/p>